Confessions of a Philosopher

Inthisinfectiouslyexcitingbook，BryanMageetellsthestoryofhisowndiscoveryofphilosophyandnotonlymakesitcomealivebutshowsitsrelevancetodailylife.MageeistheCarlSaganofphilosophy，thegreatpopularizerofthesubject，andauthorofamajornewintroductoryhistory，TheStoryofPhilosophy.ConfessionsfollowsthecourseofMagee'slife，exploringphilosophersandideasashehimselfencounteredthem，introducingallthegreatfiguresandtheirideas，fromthepre-SocraticstoBertrandRussellandKarlPopper，includingWittgenstein，Kant，Nietzsche，andSchopenhauer，rationalism，utilitarianism，empiricism，andexistentialism.