[PDF] History Of Philosophy eBook

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 23,59 MB
Release : 2019-06-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0241980860

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AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS LANDMARK WORK IS THE FIRST SINGLE-VOLUME HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY SHARED FOR DECADES 'A cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit' Sunday Times The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity. But there has been no comprehensive history of this great intellectual journey since 1945. Intelligible for students and eye-opening for philosophy readers, A. C. Grayling covers with characteristic clarity and elegance subjects like epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, logic, and the philosophy of mind, as well as the history of debates in these areas, through the ideas of celebrated philosophers as well as less well-known influential thinkers. The History of Philosophy takes the reader on a journey from the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates. Through Christianity's dominance of the European mind to the Renaissance and Enlightenment. On to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre, then the philosophical traditions of India, China and the Persian-Arabic world. And finally, into philosophy today.

Author : Bernard P. Dauenhauer
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 12,85 MB
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0820338095

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The relationship between philosophy and history has long been a matter of contention. Philosophers have claimed that their pursuit of universal law and eternal verities elevated them beyond historians, who merely dabbled with the vagaries of the particular and the contingent. Historians responded with the argument that philosophy was important only in relation to its contribution to concrete, historical truth. A greater challenge for both philosophers and historians than the defense of either of these positions has been to understand the convoluted issues surrounding the intersection of their respective disciplines. In At the Nexus of Philosophy and History, Bernard P. Dauenhauer has collected eleven essays that explore the relationship between the two disciplines and provide a significant, innovative response to the problems created by such exploration. The original essays collected in this volume challenge the artificial distinctions and disciplinary parochialism that have too often characterized traditional academic debate. Instead of advancing any one elaborate theory, At the Nexus of Philosophy and History seeks to encourage a balanced approach toward the exploration of the two fields by demonstrating that a full understanding of the one is impossible without knowledge of the other.

Author : Robert C. Solomon
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 43,47 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780195101966

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Provides a brief history of Western philosophy and philosophers, and provides information on Eastern philosophy and philosophers in such areas as Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and Jainism.

Author : Peter Adamson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 27,85 MB
Release : 2014-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0199674531

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Readership: Anyone interested in philosophy, the history of ideas, or the ancient Greek world

Author : Nigel Warburton
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 15,62 MB
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0300177542

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Presents an introduction to the ideas of major Western philosophers, including Aristotle, Augustine, John Locke, and Karl Marx.

Author : William Turner
Publisher :
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 50,25 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Anselmo de Canterbury, Santo
ISBN :

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"The purpose of the writer in compiling this text-book has been so to set forth the succession of schools and systems of philosophy as to accord to Scholasticism a presentation in some degree adequate to its importance in the history of speculative thought"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

Author : Julian Marias
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 16,92 MB
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0486121933

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Thorough and lucid survey of Western philosophy from pre-Socratics to mid 20th century — major figures, currents, trends. Valuable section on contemporary philosophy — Brentano, Ortega, Heidegger, others. "Brevity and clarity of exposition..." — Ethics.

Author : Peter Gibson
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 28,95 MB
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 139880200X

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The world's great philosophers have always wrestled with the crucial questions about human nature and the world we live in: How should we live our lives? What is knowledge? How should society be organized? Over the centuries, philosophers have come up with an array of compelling answers to these questions. A Short History of Philosophy takes you on an entertaining and informative journey through the landscape of western philosophy from Plato to Jean-Paul Sartre. Whether discussing the origins of metaphysics, the merits of idealism, or the questions raised by existentialism, Peter Gibson brings to life the ideas of these great thinkers and carefully explains their reasoning in straightforward, easy-to-understand language. This lively, accessible guide provides the perfect starting point for anyone interested in philosophy.