Philosophy by Nicholas Fearn

Philosophy by Nicholas Fearn

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In the search for higher meaning, Nicholas Fearn has travelled the globe to interview intellectuals in the field, asking them the three key questions - 'who are we?' 'what do we know?' and 'how should we live?'

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Philosophy by Nicholas Fearn

The work of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Russell and Wittgenstein is well known. Philosophy: The State of the Art is the first book to relate, for the general reader, the thoughts of the world's most eminent living philosophers, along with the greatest among the very recently deceased. In the search for higher meaning, Nicholas Fearn has travelled the globe to interview over three dozen of the most eminent intellectuals in the field, from Derek Parfit, David Wiggins and Bernard Williams to Donald Davidson, Richard Rorty and Bernard Henri-Levi. In asking them the three key questions - 'who are we?' 'what do we know?' and 'how should we live?' - Fearn reveals the lastest thinking on what it is to be human; what our limitations and capabilities are; and what our purpose should be. Philosophy: The State of the Art is a brilliant and highly original guide to the latest answers to the oldest questions.
Nicholas Fearn, a philosophy graduate from King's College, London, writes for the Spectator, New Statesman, Independent on Sunday and Financial Times. His previous books, Zeno and the Tortoise and Philosophy: The Latest Answers to the Oldest Questions were both published by Atlantic Books. He lives in London.
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ISBN 13 9781843540663
ISBN 10 1843540665
Title Philosophy
Author Nicholas Fearn
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Atlantic Books
Year published 2005-11-10
Number of pages 256
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