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A Little History of Philosophy
Series: Little Histories
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A lucid guide to humankind's greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Peter Singer "A primer in human existence: philosophy has rarely seemed so lucid, so important, so worth doing and so easy to enter into. . . . A wonderful introduction for anyone who's ever felt curious...
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A lucid guide to humankind's greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Peter Singer
"A primer in human existence: philosophy has rarely seemed so lucid, so important, so worth doing and so easy to enter into. . . . A wonderful introduction for anyone who's ever felt curious about almost anything." —Sarah Bakewell, author of How To Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
Philosophy begins with the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them just how little they genuinely understood.
This engaging Little History introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the universe and our place in it. Nigel Warburton guides us on a tour of the lives and works of thought-provoking philosophers—from the certainty of Descartes ('I think, therefore I am') to Hannah Arendt, who examined crimes against humanity and taught us 'the banality of evil'.
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ISBN: 9780300283266
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 April 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Illustration: 40 b-w illus.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Nigel Warburton is a freelance philosopher and podcaster and bestselling author of several introductory philosophy books. He also hosts with David Edmonds the immensely popular podcast Philosophy Bites, which has been downloaded more than 48 million times by listeners all over the globe.
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