Why We Think the Things We Think: Philosophy in a Nutshell - Couverture rigide

Stephen, Alain

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1782434135 ISBN 13 : 9781782434139

Editeur : Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Have you ever found yourself alone with your thoughts? Have you ever been asked if the glass is half full or half empty? Do you wonder what true happiness is or how to attain it? Or maybe nothing really matters if everything is just an illusion or a dream?

These ideas are some of the central questions of philosophical enquiry that have engaged, troubled and exasperated some of the greatest minds throughout the history of human civilization, provoking argument and debate in an attempt to broaden the horizons of human thought.

Author Alain Stephen seeks to explore some of these key questions by tracing their origins in the writings of prominent thinkers through the ages, from the colonnades of ancient Greece to the intellectual salons of twentieth-century France, and show how these ideas and concepts have developed over time.

Why We Think the Things We Think provides plenty of food for thought for both the amateur philosopher and enlightened thinker to digest.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Alain Stephen is a freelance writer and teacher and is the author of several books on philosophy, history and popular culture, including This Book Will Make You Think: Philosophical Quotes and What They Mean. He is a Master of Philosophy and is the founder and editor of the Samizdat Literary Journal. He lives in Brighton with his wife and daughter.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1782434135
• ISBN 13: 9781782434139
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible