An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy - Couverture souple

Scruton, Roger

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140275169 ISBN 13 : 9780140275162

Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 1999

Synopsis

"Philosophy's the 'love of wisdom', can be approached in two ways: by doing it, or by studying how it has been done," so writes the eminent philosopher Roger Scruton. In this user-friendly book, he chooses to introduce philosophy by doing it. Taking the discipline beyond theory and "intellectualism," he presents it in an empirical, accessible, and practical light. The result is not a history of the field but a vivid, energetic, and personal account to guide the reader making his or her own venture into philosophy. Addressing a range of subjects from freedom, God, reality, and morality, to sex, music, and history, Scruton argues philosophy's relevance not just to intellectual questions, but to contemporary life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Roger Scruton is the author of a number of books, including Modern Philosophy and A Short History of Philosophy. Formerly Professor of Aesthetics at Birkbeck College, London University, and a visiting professor at Boston University, he lives in Wiltshire, England.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140275169
• ISBN 13: 9780140275162
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 177
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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