Understand Philosophy[哲学自学教程]

FindoutthethinkingbehindmodernthinkingUnderstandPhilosophyistheessentialintroductiontothehistoryofWesternthought.Coveringallthekeythinkers,bothancientandmodern,andallthemajorbranchesofphilosophy,itwillgiveyounewinsightsabouttheworldwelivein.Packedfullofexamplesandclearexplanationsandwithkeytermsdefinedandexplained,itisidealwhetheryouarestudentlookingforaquickrefresherorjustwanttoexplorethisfascinatingtopicoutofpersonalinterest.Alsoincluded:•Up-to-dateexamplesandpracticalapplicationssoyoucanbetterunderstanddifficultconcepts,works,charactersandtheories•Contextandsignificanceofallmajorphilosophicaltexts•Discussionofcontemporaryissuesandarguments•Oneandfive-minuteintroductionstokeyprinciplestogetyoustarted•Lotsofinstanthelpwithcommonproblemsandquicktipsforsuccess,basedontheauthor’smanyyearsofexperience•Testsinthebookandonlinetokeeptrackofyourprogress•Extraonlinearticlesatwww.teachyourself.comtogiveyouaricherunderstandingofthebasicsofphilosophy