A Little History of Philosophy
- 作者
- 出版社 Yale University Press
- 出版时间 2012年9月
- ISBN 9780300187793
- 定价 264.90
内容简介
Philosophybeginswithquestionsaboutthenatureofrealityandhowweshouldlive.TheseweretheconcernsofSocrates,whospenthisdaysintheancientAthenianmarketplaceaskingawkwardquestions,disconcertingthepeoplehemetbyshowingthemhowlittletheygenuinelyunderstood.ThisengagingbookintroducesthegreatthinkersinWesternphilosophyandexplorestheirmostcompellingideasabouttheworldandhowbesttoliveinit.Infortybriefchapters,NigelWarburtontakesusonachronologicaltourofthemajorideasinthehistoryofphilosophy.Heprovidesinterestingandoftenquirkystoriesofthelivesanddeathsofthought-provokingphilosophersfromSocrates,whochosetodiebyhemlockpoisoningratherthanliveonwithoutthefreedomtothinkforhimself,toPeterSinger,whoasksthedisquietingphilosophicalandethicalquestionsthathauntourowntimes.Warburtonnotonlymakesphilosophyaccessible,heoffersinspirationtothink,argue,reason,andquestioninthetraditionofSocrates."ALittleHistoryofPhilosophy"presentsthegrandsweepofhumanity'ssearchforphilosophicalunderstandingandinvitesalltojoininthediscussion.
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