The Philosophers introduces some of the most brilliant minds in history and shows the enduring fascination of their ideas, which shaped our civilization. An illustrious team of authors offer concise and illuminating tours through the lives and thought of the twenty-eight greatest Western philosophers, from Socrates to Sartre. Each chapter is illustrated with a portrait of its subject, guidance is given to further reading, and a chronological table fills in the historical context. This is the ideal way for any reader to learn about these famous thinkers.
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Introducing some of the most famous minds in history, this text shows the enduring fascination of the ideas which shaped our civilization. The team of authors offer tours through the lives and thought of the 28 greatest Western philosophers, from Socrates to Sartre.
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Introduction ; 1. Socrates ; 2. Plato ; 3. Aristotle ; 4. Augustine ; 5. Aquinas ; 6. Hobbes ; 7. Descartes ; 8. Spinoza ; 9. Locke ; 10. Leibniz ; 11. Berkeley ; 12. Hume ; 13. Kant ; 14. Schopenhauer ; 15. Hegel ; 16. Bentham ; 17. Kierkegaard ; 18. Marx ; 19. Mill ; 20. Nietzsche ; 21. Peirce ; 22. James ; 23. Frege ; 24. Husserl ; 25. Russell ; 26. Wittgenstein ; 27. Heidegger ; 28. Sartre ; Guide to Further Reading ; Chronological Table ; Index
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`Because of their brevity, the sketches are briskly and crisply done, but manage to preserve a high level of accuracy and completeness. Their usefulness lies in the ready information which they offer to the quick or curious inquirer. This is a valuable little tome; there is no better short reference work of its kind available.'
Sunday Times
`This is a very nice collection which will give a good introduction to philosophy by describing the lives and works of individual philosophers.'
Contemporary Review, Feb 2000
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Drawn from the acclaimed Oxford Companion to Philosophy
Up-to-date guides to further reading
Fascinating chronology of philosophy through history
Ted Honderich is Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London.
Drawn from the acclaimed Oxford Companion to Philosophy
Up-to-date guides to further reading
Fascinating chronology of philosophy through history
