A Little History of Philosophy
Nigel Warburton,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Yale University Press
Nigel Warburton,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Yale University Press
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Format: Textbook
ISBN:
9780300152081 (0300152086)
ASIN: 9780300152081
Publish date: 31-10-2011
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages no: 260
Edition language: English
If by doubting your existence you prove that your doubting thoughts exist, what happens if you then doubt your doubts?A Little History of Philosophy is pretty much summed up by its title. It spends a chapter on each famous Western philosopher or movement (e.g. Aristotle gets a chapter; Sartre, Camus...
Philosophy thrives on debate. On principle. Therefore being in agreement with a thinker isn’t even a useful subjective indicator of the value of one’s ideas. Consistency within a certain framework of thinking however is. What’s lovely about this book is that the author stays true to this belief. A L...
**********THIS WAS A GOODREAD.COM FIRST READ CONTEST WIN!!!**********This was kind of interesting but just not what I would normally read. The author did not talk much (if any) about Eastern Philosophy. Also it seem's like he had a problem with God and the existence of God. **********THIS WAS A G...