A Little History of Philosophy

图书标准信息

• 作者 Nigel Warburton 著
• 出版社 Yale University Press
• 出版时间 2012-09
• ISBN 9780300187793
• 定价 264.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Philosophybeginswithquestionsaboutthenatureofrealityandhowweshouldlive.TheseweretheconcernsofSocrates,whospenthisdaysintheancientAthenianmarketplaceaskingawkwardquestions,disconcertingthepeoplehemetbyshowingthemhowlittletheygenuinelyunderstood.ThisengagingbookintroducesthegreatthinkersinWesternphilosophyandexplorestheirmostcompellingideasabouttheworldandhowbesttoliveinit.Infortybriefchapters,NigelWarburtontakesusonachronologicaltourofthemajorideasinthehistoryofphilosophy.Heprovidesinterestingandoftenquirkystoriesofthelivesanddeathsofthought-provokingphilosophersfromSocrates,whochosetodiebyhemlockpoisoningratherthanliveonwithoutthefreedomtothinkforhimself,toPeterSinger,whoasksthedisquietingphilosophicalandethicalquestionsthathauntourowntimes.Warburtonnotonlymakesphilosophyaccessible,heoffersinspirationtothink,argue,reason,andquestioninthetraditionofSocrates."ALittleHistoryofPhilosophy"presentsthegrandsweepofhumanity'ssearchforphilosophicalunderstandingandinvitesalltojoininthediscussion.

【作者简介】

NigelWarburtonisseniorlecturerinphilosophy,TheOpenUniversity.HeistheauthorofseveralpopularintroductionstophilosophyandistheintervieweronthePhilosophyBitespodcast.HelivesinOxford,UK.