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Beginner's Guide to Philosophy
Contributor(s): Janicaud, Dominique (Author)
ISBN: 1605980781     ISBN-13: 9781605980782
Publisher: Pegasus Books
OUR PRICE:   $14.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2010
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Annotation: A brief, illuminating history of western philosophy, from Plato to Descartes to Nietzsche.
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - General
Dewey: 100
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.8" (0.35 lbs) 130 pages
 
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The ideal introduction history of western philosophy: An illuminating discourse on the major thinkers, from Plato to Descartes to Nietzsche.

A small marvel, A Beginner's Guide to Philosophy provides an instructive and delightful introduction to philosophy. Despite its brevity, this beginner's guide covers a vast range of authors and topics. The reader will find discussions of ancient and modern philosophy, beginning with the pre-Socratic thinkers, before moving on to Plato and Aristotle. The narrative then proceeds to an elegant survey of modern philosophers: Descartes, Nietzche, Kant, and Hegel.

At the end of this poignant yet practical intellectual journey, Dominique Janicaud at last addresses the problems that have occupied thinkers through the ages: the existence of God, the meaning of life, human nature, and the question of freedom.

Contributor Bio(s): Janicaud, Dominique: - Dominique Janicaud, a renowned French philosopher and Heidegger specialist, taught at the University of Nice. He died of a heart attack after swimming in the Mediterranean in 2002.