A Little History of Philosophy (Paperback)

Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own times. Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible, he offers inspiration to think, argue, reason, and ask in the tradition of Socrates. A Little History of Philosophy presents the grand sweep of humanity's search for philosophical understanding and invites all to join in the discussion.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Little Histories
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Nigel Warburton
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-18779-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	0-300-18779-3
Barcode:	9780300187793

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