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Author : Will Durant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The Story of Philosophy written by Will Durant and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Will Durant
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486848558
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)
Download or read book The Story of Philosophy written by Will Durant and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2022-02-16 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer Prize–winning author Will Durant chronicles the lives and ideas of several key philosophical thinkers throughout history in this informative yet eminently readable text. An essential read for anyone fascinated by the development of Western philosophy.
Author : Will Durant
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486850803
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)
Download or read book The Story of Philosophy written by Will Durant and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer Prize–winning author Will Durant chronicles the lives and ideas of several key philosophical thinkers throughout history in this informative yet eminently readable text. An essential read for anyone fascinated by the development of Western philosophy.
Author : James Garvey
Publisher : Quercus
ISBN 13 : 1623653053
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (236 download)
Download or read book The Story of Philosophy written by James Garvey and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of Philosophy sees philosophy for what it is: a passionate, exhilarating quest for human understanding that cannot be reduced to dry categories or simple definitions. Accessible writing, brilliant scholarship and over 150 colour illustrations combine to form a richly informative and highly entertaining work of narrative history. Packed with intriguing anecdotes and fascinating detail, James Garvey and Jeremy Stangroom bring us face to face with the most important philosophers in western history. The story begins with the Ancient Greeks, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, great thinkers who set the philosophical agenda to this day. It continues with Greek and Roman philosophers--slaves and emperors who found consolation in deep thoughts about life and death--and moves on to the religious thinkers of the Middle Ages. The origins of modern science, politics, and morality are examined, alongside theories of knowledge, logic, mind and matter. Along the way, you'll discover Descartes' evil demon, Locke on the limits of knowledge, Rousseau and Hobbes on human nature, Hume's scepticism, Kant on duty, Nietzsche's Superman, Marx on class struggle, Russell's logic, Wittgenstein on meaning, Sartre on bad faith, Foucault's take on power, and much more. Rigorous, refreshingly free of academic jargon, and highly accessible, this is the ideal introduction for anyone who wants to gain a new perspective on philosophy's deepest mysteries and most intriguing discoveries.
Author : Bryan Magee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780241241264
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (412 download)
Download or read book The Story of Philosophy written by Bryan Magee and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christoph Delius
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781566493529
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (935 download)
Download or read book The Story of Philosophy written by Christoph Delius and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A volume in the "Compact Knowledge Series," this title provides a well-illustrated survey of philosophy. Beginning in Classical Antiquity (the Greeks and Romans), the survey moves through the Middles Ages (the emergence of Scholasticism), The Renaissance, Rationalism and Empiricism in the Seventeenth Century, The Enlightenment, German Idealism, Positivism and Pragmatism in the 19th Century and on into the Present. Includes a Glossary and Index of Persons. Also available in this series: The Story of Architecture (978-1-56649-354-3) and The Story of World Religions (978-1-56649-353-6).
Author : Will Durant
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671739166
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (717 download)
Download or read book The Story of Philosophy written by Will Durant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.
Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241980860
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (419 download)
Download or read book The History of Philosophy written by A. C. Grayling and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Will Durant
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439107149
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time written by Will Durant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-11-07 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wise and witty compendium of the greatest thoughts, greatest minds, and greatest books of all time—listed in accessible and succinct form—by one of the world's greatest scholars. From the “Hundred Best Books” to the “Ten Greatest Thinkers” to the “Ten Greatest Poets,” here is a concise collection of the world’s most significant knowledge. For the better part of a century, Will Durant dwelled upon—and wrote about—the most significant eras, individuals, and achievements of human history. His selections have finally been brought together in a single, compact volume. Durant eloquently defends his choices of the greatest minds and ideas, but he also stimulates readers into forming their own opinions, encouraging them to shed their surroundings and biases and enter “The Country of the Mind,” a timeless realm where the heroes of our species dwell. From a thinker who always chose to exalt the positive in the human species, The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time stays true to Durant's optimism. This is a book containing the absolute best of our heritage, passed on for the benefit of future generations. Filled with Durant's renowned wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events and ideas in simple and exciting terms, this is a pocket-size liberal arts and humanist curriculum in one volume.
Author : Burton Porter
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1442205539
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book What the Tortoise Taught Us written by Burton Porter and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What the Tortoise Taught Us offers a lively, concise journey through western philosophy that explores the lives of major philosophers, their ideas, and how their thinking continues to influence our lives today.
Author : Rachel Poulton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1632281341
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (322 download)
Download or read book The Little Book of Philosophy written by Rachel Poulton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to know your Socrates from your Sartre and your Confucius from your Kant, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of philosophy. Including accessible primers on: The early Ancient Greek philosophers and the ‘big three’: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle Key schools of philosophy and their impact on modern life Insights into the main questions philosophers have explored over the years: Who am I? What is the meaning of life? Do I have free will? Practical applications for the theories of Descartes, Kant, Wollstonecraft, Marx, Nietzsche and many more. This illuminating little book will introduce you to the key thinkers, themes and theories you need to know to understand how human ideas have sculpted the world we live in and the way we think today.
Author : Peter Adamson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199674531
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)
Download or read book Classical Philosophy written by Peter Adamson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014-06 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readership: Anyone interested in philosophy, the history of ideas, or the ancient Greek world
Author : Will Durant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258006662
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (66 download)
Download or read book On the Meaning of Life written by Will Durant and published by . This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Fall of 1930 Will Durant found himself outside his home in Lake Hill, New York, raking leaves. He was approached by a well-dressed man who told him in a quiet tone that he was going to kill himself unless the philosopher could give him a valid reason not to. Not having the time to wax philosophic on the matter, Durant did his best to furnish the man with reasons to continue his existence. Haunted by the encounter with the despondent stranger, Durant contacted 100 luminaries in the arts, politics, religion and sciences, challenging them to respond not only to the fundamental question of life's meaning (in the abstract) but also to relate how they each (in the particular) found meaning, purpose and fulfillment in their own lives. Durant turned their answers and his own into a book entitled "On The Meaning Of Life," which was released to the general public in 1932. Unpromoted, the litte treasure found its way into few hands, and almost no copies of the book exist today. Now available for a new generation through Promethean Press, "On The Meaning Of Life" is a powerful book on a very powerful topic. In this book Will Durant has fashioned an unprecedented "dream team" of luminaries that is both profound and diverse: poets, philosophers, saints, inmates, athletes, Nobel Prize winners, college professors, psychologists, entertainers, musicians, authors and leaders. Within their varied insights, despite their uniqueness as individuals and the very different lives they led, the reader will note a consistent thread running through their viewpoints, revealing a commonality among human beings who not only seek meaning in life, but who actually achieve it.
Author : Will Durant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (654 download)
Download or read book The Mansions of Philosophy written by Will Durant and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eckart Förster
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674064984
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The Twenty-Five Years of Philosophy written by Eckart Förster and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kant declared that philosophy began in 1781 with his Critique of Pure Reason. In 1806 Hegel announced that philosophy had now been completed. Eckart Förster examines the reasons behind these claims and assesses the steps that led in such a short time from Kant's "(Bbeginning" to Hegel's "(Bend." He concludes that, in an unexpected yet significant sense, both Kant and Hegel were indeed right. The Twenty-Five Years of Philosophy follows the unfolding of a key idea during this exceptionally productive period: the Kantian idea that philosophy can be scientific and, consequently, can be completed. Förster's study combines historical research with philosophical insight and leads him to propose a new thesis. The development of Kant's transcendental philosophy in his three Critiques, Förster claims, resulted in a fundamental distinction between "(Bintellectual intuition" and "(Bintuitive understanding." Overlooked until now, this distinction yields two takes on how to pursue philosophy as science after Kant. One line of thought culminates in Fichte's theory of freedom (Wissenschaftslehre), while the other--and here Förster brings Goethe's significance to the fore--results in Goethe's transformation of the Kantian idea of an intuitive understanding in light of Spinoza's third kind of knowledge. Both strands are brought together in Hegel and propel his split from Schelling. Förster's work makes an original contribution to our understanding of the classical era of German philosophy--an expanding interest within the Anglophone philosophical community.
Author : Anne Rooney
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782129952
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (821 download)
Download or read book The Story of Philosophy written by Anne Rooney and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-06 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion volume to The Story of Mathematics, The Story of Medicine and The Story of Physics, this book traces the strands of thought in western philosophy from the Ancient Greeks to the present day. Approaches to key questions are considered in chronological order, showing how each philosopher's thoughts have been influenced by those who have gone before, and have evolved or diversified over time. The Story of Philosophy includes easily absorbed explorations of all five branches of philosophy (metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics and aesthetics). The accessible format features full-colour illustrations and panels giving biographies of important figures, accounts of important texts, and definitions of key philosophical concepts.
Author : Stephen Gaukroger
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069120957X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book The Failures of Philosophy written by Stephen Gaukroger and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to address the historical failures of philosophy—and what we can learn from them Philosophers are generally unaware of the failures of philosophy, recognizing only the failures of particular theories, which are then remedied with other theories. But, taking the long view, philosophy has actually collapsed several times, been abandoned, sometimes for centuries, and been replaced by something quite different. When it has been revived it has been with new aims that are often accompanied by implausible attempts to establish continuity with a perennial philosophical tradition. What do these failures tell us? The Failures of Philosophy presents a historical investigation of philosophy in the West, from the perspective of its most significant failures: attempts to provide an account of the good life, to establish philosophy as a discipline that can stand in judgment over other forms of thought, to set up philosophy as a theory of everything, and to construe it as a discipline that rationalizes the empirical and mathematical sciences. Stephen Gaukroger argues that these failures reveal more about philosophical inquiry and its ultimate point than its successes ever could. These failures illustrate how and why philosophical inquiry has been conceived and reconceived, why philosophy has been thought to bring distinctive skills to certain questions, and much more. An important and original account of philosophy’s serial breakdowns, The Failures of Philosophy ultimately shows how these shortcomings paradoxically reveal what matters most about the field.
