100 Philosophers: A Guide to the World's Greatest Thinkers

Peter J. King

ISBN 10: 0785830227 / ISBN 13: 9780785830221

Verlag: Chartwell Books, 2013

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Inhaltsangabe:

Here, presented for non-specialist readers, is an easy-to-understand survey of ideas put forth by 100 important philosophers, from the pre-Socratics of ancient Greece to the analytic philosophers of the present day.

Each thinker is summarized in a single illustrated page, or in many instances, in a two-page spread. Each entry includes the philosopher's birth and death dates, titles of major works, major influences, a capsule biographical sketch, and a brief summary of his or her most important ideas.

In addition to philosophers in our own Western tradition, readers will find Chinese sages, including Confucius and Lao-tzu, the Indian Buddhist philosopher Ngrjuna, and thinkers representing other cultures.

The text is enhanced with more than 150 illustrations and a glossary of philosophical terms.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Peter J. King (D.Phil. Oxford) was born in Boston, Lincolnshire. He currently teaches philosophy at Christ Church and Somerville Colleges, Oxford, and is Visiting Lecturer at the University of North London and the University of Reading. He has published academic papers in the philosophy of religion, metaphysics and philosophical logic as well as more popular articles on political philosophy and parapsychology. He's currently working on an introduction to the philosophy of religion. He is a member of the Humanist Philosophers' Group.

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Titel: 100 Philosophers: A Guide to the World's ...
Verlag: Chartwell Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good
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