Beginner's Guide to Philosophy by Dominique Janicaud

Beginner's Guide to Philosophy by Dominique Janicaud

The ideal introduction history of western philosophy: An illuminating discourse on the major thinkers, from Plato to Descartes to Nietzsche.

A small marvel, A Beginner's Guide to Philosophy provides an instructive and delightful introduction to philosophy. Despite its brevity, this beginner's guide covers a vast range of authors and topics. The reader will find discussions of ancient and modern philosophy, beginning with the pre-Socratic thinkers, before moving on to Plato and Aristotle. The narrative then proceeds to an elegant survey of modern philosophers: Descartes, Nietzche, Kant, and Hegel.

At the end of this poignant yet practical intellectual journey, Dominique Janicaud at last addresses the problems that have occupied thinkers through the ages: the existence of God, the meaning of life, human nature, and the question of freedom.

Dominique Janicaud is Professor of Philosophy and directs the Doctoral Studies Program at the Universite de Nice. He is also the Director for the Centre de Recherche d'Histoire des Idees. Jean-Francois Mattei is Professor of Philosophy at the Universite de Nice and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques. He was the General Editor and Director of Volume III of the Encyclopedie Philosophique Universelle (1992) and is currently the Advisor with Ambassadorial Representation to the Minister of Education of France. Professors Janicaud and Mattei each have published a number of other books.

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ISBN 13	9781605980782
ISBN 10	1605980781
Title	Beginner's Guide to Philosophy
Author	Dominique Janicaud
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pegasus Books
Year published	2010-02-15
Number of pages	130
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