| Author | : Martin Cohen |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780415261289 |
A fresh and original introduction to philosophy, written in a clear and entertaining style. The first part of the book presents philosophical problems, the second part contains solutions and further discussions.
| Author | : Paul Kleinman |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 401 |
| Release | : 2013-09-18 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1440567689 |
Discover the world's greatest thinkers and their groundbreaking notions! Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy theories, principles, and figures of philosophy into tedious discourse that even Plato would reject. Philosophy 101 cuts out the boring details and exhausting philosophical methodology, and instead, gives you a lesson in philosophy that keeps you engaged as you explore the fascinating history of human thought and inquisition. From Aristotle and Heidegger to free will and metaphysics, Philosophy 101 is packed with hundreds of entertaining philosophical tidbits, illustrations, and thought puzzles that you won't be able to find anywhere else. So whether you're looking to unravel the mysteries of existentialism, or just want to find out what made Voltaire tick, Philosophy 101 has all the answers--even the ones you didn't know you were looking for.
| Author | : Martin Cohen |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2007-03-12 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1134139349 |
Containing one problem per page, Martin Cohen's fresh and original introduction to philosophy combines scholarship with humour and is aimed at those coming to philosophy for the first time.
| Author | : Nicholas Rescher |
| Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015-06-04 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780822963356 |
Nicholas Rescher presents the first comprehensive chronology of philosophical anecdotes, spanning from antiquity to the current era. He introduces us to the major thinkers, texts, and historical periods of Western philosophy, recounting many of the stories philosophers have used over time to engage with issues of philosophical concern: questions of meaning, truth, knowledge, value, action, and ethics. Rescher’s anecdotes touch on a wide range of themes—from logic to epistemology, ethics to metaphysics—and offer much insight into the breadth and depth of philosophical inquiry. This book illustrates the various ways philosophers throughout history have viewed the issues in their field, and how anecdotes can work to inform and encourage philosophical thought.
| Author | : John Earman |
| Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Pre |
| Total Pages | : 641 |
| Release | : 2014-02-06 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0822970341 |
The inaugural volume of the Pittsburgh-Konstanz series, devoted to the work of philosopher Adolf GrŸnbaum, encompasses the philosophical problems of space, time, and cosmology, the nature of scientific methodology, and the foundations of psychoanalysis.
| Author | : Peter Kreeft |
| Publisher | : Ignatius Press |
| Total Pages | : 156 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780898709254 |
The popular author and Boston College philosophy professor, Kreeft, presents this introduction to philosophy to help beginners not only to understand philosophy but to fall in love with it. In his forty years of teaching philosophy, Kreeft says the most effective way to accomplish this purpose is to read Socrates. Philosophy means "the love of wisdom." Kreeft uses the dialogues of Socrates in this book to help the reader grow in that love of wisdom. He says that no master of the art of philosophizing has ever been more simple, clear, and accessible to beginners as Socrates. He focuses on Plato's dialogues, the Apology of Socrates, as a model partner for the reader to dialogue with. Kreeft calls it "the Magna Carta of philosophy," a timeless classic that is "a portable classroom."
| Author | : Martin Cohen |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 309 |
| Release | : 2008-05-27 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1405140364 |
Philosophical Tales “A lover of philosophical ideas and practiced debunker of intellectual sham, Martin Cohen knocks some thirty important philosophers from Socrates to Derrida off their pedestals, and presents in a series of philosophical tales various aspects of their thought, life and personality which few of us ever suspected.” Zenon Stavrinides, University of Bradford
| Author | : Martin Cohen |
| Publisher | : Cassell |
| Total Pages | : 715 |
| Release | : 2016-08-11 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1844039005 |
This guide covers the main schools of thought from the Ancient Chinese philosophies of Confucius and Lao Tzu, Ancient wisdom from Aristotle, Plato, Zeno and Pythagoras through to those most influential of philosophers studied the world over - Hegel, Marx, Descartes, Kant, Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein to name but a few. It also discusses the big questions such as 'What is truth?', the relationship between philosophy and religion and the problem of morality.. Accessible, well-informed and fully-illustrated, this is a wonderful book for anyone who is keen to know more about the history of philosophers and their theories.
| Author | : Andre Comte-Sponville |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 178 |
| Release | : 2011-11-30 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 1448113857 |
In this remarkable little book, Andre Comte-Sponville introduces the reader to the western philosophical tradition in a series of sparkling chapters on the 'big questions'. In doing so he reveals the essential bones of philosophical thought and shows why philosophy is relevant in our day-to-day lives. In his brilliant and concise writing on morality, politics, love, death, knowledge, freedom, God, atheism, art, time, Man, and wisdom, he inspires the central question of philosophy - how should we live? - and provides the reader with signposts towards a happier, wiser life.
