The Problems of Philosophy (Illustrated)
“Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.” - Bertrand Russell. First published in 1912, Bertrand Russell’s The Problems of Philosophy has never been out of print and is essential reading for philosophy...
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“Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.”
- Bertrand Russell.
First published in 1912, Bertrand Russell’s The Problems of Philosophy has never been out of print and is essential reading for philosophy students. In clear and concise language, Russell introduces to the reader the key theories of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Georg Hegel and others to lay the foundation of philosophical inquiry.
This new digital edition of The Problems of Philosophy includes an image gallery.
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B01HHCJIRE
Publish date: 2016-06-22
Pages no: 124
Edition language: English
As long as I can think back, philosophy strongly attracted me, and yet, I never really bothered to learn more about it. In high school I was taught some basics, but the subject didn’t leave many traces in my memory except that the lessons, the text-book and even the teacher were mind-numbingly borin...
Amazing introduction to the issues and benefits of philosophical study. This should be the first book read in any introduction to philosophy course. It may even be beneficial for high school students to prepare them for using logic and reason in their later lives.
I had some issues really getting into this book.Maybe it's just that it was a dry writing style, or maybe it's that it doesn't seem to be a good starting point for someone who wants to learn about philosophy. But it took many weeks to get through what is actually a short book.It does have some good ...
Plato, in the Symposium, was perhaps the first person to consider the question of the "unliked review". If a review never receives any votes, can it truly be said to exist? This problem has tormented many of the world's greatest philosophers. Bishop Berkeley's famous answer is that God reads and lik...
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