Philosophy

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Call Number: Adult Book / Nonfiction / Philosophy / Stevenson, Jay
On Shelf At: Westgate Branch

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Previous edition: published as The complete idiot's guide to philosophy. 2005.
A broad overview -- Ontology -- Epistemology -- Ethics -- The pre-Socratics, the Sophists, and Socrates -- Plato -- Aristotle -- Stoicism, epicureanism, and skepticism -- Middle Eastern religious philosophy -- Medieval philosophy -- Renaissance humanism -- The rise of science -- Spinoza, Leibniz, and Cavendish -- Empiricism -- The French enlightenment -- Idealism -- Mill, Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche -- Psychology, sociology, and anthropology -- Pragmatism -- Analytic philosophy -- Critical theory -- Phenomenology and existentialism -- Structuralism -- Post-structuralism -- Post-modernism -- Feminism -- New age philosophy -- Systems theory.
A journey through all the major philosophers and schools from pre-Socratics to Post-Modernism, including Renaissance Humanism, Idealism, Existentialism, and religious philosophies, showing the relevance of philosophical ideas to everyday life. Illustrations help to explain and enhance philosophical ideas.
Contents: Complete idiot's guide to philosophy

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