Ready, Set, Skip! by Jane O'connor
An ambitious new history of philosophy in English that broadens the canon to include many lesser-known figures Ludwig Wittgenstein once wrote that philosophy should be written like poetry. But philosophy has often been presented more prosaically as a long trudge through canonical authors and great works. But what, Jonathan R e asks, if we instead saw the history of philosophy as a haphazard series of unmapped forest paths, a mass of individual stories showing endurance, inventiveness, bewilderment, anxiety, impatience, and good humor? Here, Jonathan R e brilliantly retells this history, covering such figures as Descartes, Locke, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Mill, James, Frege, Wittgenstein, and Sartre. But he also includes authors not usually associated with philosophy, such as William Hazlitt, George Eliot, Darwin, and W. H. Auden. Above all, he uncovers dozens of unremembered figures--puritans, revolutionaries, pantheists, feminists, nihilists, socialists, and scientists--who were passionate and active readers of philosophy, and often authors themselves. Breaking away from high-altitude narratives, he shows how philosophy finds its way into ordinary lives, enriching and transforming them in unexpected ways.
Jane O'Connor est l'auteure de plus de 30 livres pour enfants. Elle a ?crit la populaire s?rie d'albums illustr's Mademoiselle Nancy ainsi que les livres de la collection Je lis avec Mademoiselle Nancy destin's aux lecteurs d?butants. Jane habite ? New York, aux ?tats-Unis.
Robin Preiss Glasser a illustr? de nombreux albums avant de donner vie ? Mademoiselle Nancy. Elle vit dans le sud de la Californie.
Jane O'Connor is the author of more than thirty books for children. She lives with her family in ever-posh New York City.
Robin Preiss Glasser now spends her days drawing the Fancy Nancy books (Mademoiselle Nancy). Robin lives in Southern California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780670062164 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670062162 |
| Title | Ready, Set, Skip! |
| Author | Jane O'connor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Viking Juvenile |
| Year published | 2007-05-17 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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