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
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| ISBN 13 | 9780764127915 |
| ISBN 10 | 0764127918 |
| Title | 100 Philosophers |
| Author | Peter J Phd King |
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| 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. |
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