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100 Philosophers by Peter J Phd King

For some of the world's great thinkers, including Aristotle, Aquinas, and Hegel, philosophy is a vast system of fixed, capital-T Truth for humankind to discover, explore and comprehend. For others, even among those with philosophies as diverse as William James and Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosophy is simply a tool, or a process for ascertaining individual factual truths specific to a given time and place. It is often said that if you ask any ten philosophers to define their subject, you're likely to get ten different answers. Here, presented for non-specialist readers, is an easy-to-understand survey of ideas put forth by 100 important philosophers, from the pre-Socratics of ancient Greece to the analytic philosophers of the present day. Each thinker is summarized in a single illustrated page, or in many instances, in a two-page spread. Each entry includes the philosopher's birth and death dates, titles of major works, major influences, a capsule biographical sketch, and a brief summary of his or her most important ideas. In addition to philosophers in our own Western tradition, readers will find Chinese sages, including Confucius and Lao-tzu, the Indian Buddhist philosopher Ngrjuna, and thinkers representing other cultures. Just a few of the 100 important thinkers represented in this book are:
  • Plato
  • Aristotle
  • Augustine of Hippo
  • Roger Bacon
  • Thomas Aquinas
  • Thomas Hobbes
  • John Locke
  • Rene Descartes
  • Baruch Spinoza
  • Immanuel Kant
  • G.W.F. Hegel
  • Friedrich Nietzsche
  • William James
  • Ludwig Wittgenstein
  • Martin Heidegger
  • Jean-Paul Sartre
  • Alfred Jules Ayer
  • Willard V.O. Quine
  • Thomas Kuhn
  • Donald Davidson
  • and many others
The text is enhanced with more than 250 illustrations and a glossary of philosophical terms.

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ISBN 13 9780764127915
ISBN 10 0764127918
Title 100 Philosophers
Author Peter J Phd King
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Peterson's Guides,U.S.
Year published 2004-09-01
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.