Philosophy And Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy - Couverture souple

Shand, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140124934 ISBN 13 : 9780140124934

Editeur : Penguin, 1994

Synopsis

This introduction to the major philosophers and schools is philosopher based rather than topic based. The book discusses figures from the pre-Socratics to the 20th century and includes an up-to-date bibliography to advise readers on what to expect from the available literature.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This revised and updated edition of a standard work provides a clear and authoritative survey of the Western tradition in metaphysics and epistemology from the Presocratics to the present day. Aimed at the beginning student, it presents the ideas of the major philosophers and their schools of thought in a readable and engaging way, highlighting the central points in each contributor's doctrines and offering a lucid discussion of the next-level details that both fills out the general themes and encourages the reader to pursue the arguments still further through a detailed guide to further reading. Whether John Shand is discussing the slow separation of philosophy and theology in Augustine, Aquinas and Ockham, the rise of rationalism, British empiricism, German idealism or the new approaches opened up by Russell, Sartre and Wittgenstein, he combines succinct but insightful exposition with crisp critical comment. This new edition will continue to provide students with a valuable work of initial reference.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140124934
• ISBN 13: 9780140124934
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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