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A fun, concise and attractive introduction to a fascinating and challenging subject. This
is the ideal book for teenagers and students coming to philosophy for the first time, or
indeed for anyone who just doesn't know where to start. The book examines 18 key
thinkers, from Socrates to Derrida, exploring their ideas in relation to each other and to
their historical and cultural contexts. Derek Johnston uses clear and accessible
language to present an engaging chronological picture of the key figures, events and
ideas that have shaped the history of philosophy. No prior knowledge of philosophy is
required to enjoy this incisive, reader-friendly introduction. This is the ideal book for
general readers looking for a way into this fascinating but very often challenging subject.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1. Plato and Socrates: The Fire and the Sun 2. Aristotle: The Spirit of Rational Enquiry 3. Epicurus and Zeno: How to Lead a Good Life 4. St Thomas Aquinas: The Unified Interpretation of Reality 5. René Descartes: Systematic Doubt as Philosophical Method 6. John Locke and Montesquieu: The Liberal State 7. Benedict de Spinoza: Rigorous Thought and Severe Conclusions 8. David Hume: Empirical Verification 9. Immanuel Kant: The Critique of Reason 10. Karl Marx: The March of History 11. Friedrich Nietzsche: The Will to Power 12. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Language and Reality 13. Martin Heidegger: We Have Forgotten Being 14. Jean-Paul Sartre: Existentialist Anguish 15. Jacques Derrida: Deconstructing Reality Conclusion Further Reading


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789384052867
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt.Ltd
  • Binding: Hardbound
  • No of Pages: 224
  • ISBN-10: 9384052868
  • Publisher Date: Aug. 2014
  • Language: English

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