The Philosophy Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained) Hardcover Author: Visit Amazon's Will Buckingham Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0756668611 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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"[The Big Ideas Simply Explained books] are beautifully illustrated with shadow-like cartoons that break down even the most difficult concepts so they are easier to grasp. These step-by-step diagrams are an incredibly clever learning device to include, especially for visual learners." – Examiner.com
"This graphically lively presentation, which also features color reproductions, colorfully framed pull quotes, photos, and a variety of fonts, offers students an overview of the ideas and concepts generated by people who have spent their lives "wondering about the world." — School Library Journal
"In The Philosophy Book, the ideas and thoughts of more than one hundred of the most influential philosophers from the ancient world through today are presented in a succinct, yet highly readable, format. From all corners of the world and from different traditions and approaches to philosophy and the art of reasoning, the contributors to this excellent book highlight the impact of each philosopher on his society and how it affected the development of subsequent ideas. Students of philosophy or those interested in human thought will thoroughly enjoy this book. This volume is an excellent addition to a general philosophy collection." — Voice of Youth Advocate/VOYA Magazine
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- Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained
- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: DK Publishing (January 17, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0756668611
- ISBN-13: 978-0756668617
- Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.2 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
In this book we have a compilation of almost all "famous" and relevant philosophers in history, and of the contemporary world. This book does exactly what the title says: it explains big ideas in a simple manner. There will always be objections that ideas have been simplified as would be the case with Heidegger, Hegel and even Bertrand Russell (how would you, after all, know what to say about a person who has published over 30,000 articles?) , however I am of the opinion that it is always better to start from the bottom up in order to understand and grasp complex ideas. In any case, much of the subjects discussed in this book would eventually have to be communicated in a jargon free way if philosophy is ever going to expand to a wider public and not left alone in the "ivory tower" it often is accused of. Philosophy is one of the things we ALL do, regardless of religion, race or background ,after all, any time we enter in a discussion we are using our thoughts to make our point.
This book does the amazing job in that it is able to go through the very first philosophical statement made by Thales of Miletus "Everything is Made of Water" to Voltaire's shocking conclusion that "Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd" entering into the nearly non-sensical yet still interesting comment made by Roland Barthes that for a lover "Language is a skin", this book touches on all possible points of view on life, morality, certainty, phenomenology and all other subjects that philosophy is concerned with.
Sure, I would complain that sections like that of Noam Chomsky do no justice to his enormous amount of work and thought, or that the conclusion of Michel Foucault's statement that "Man is an invention of a recent date" miss his much larger concerns of power relations.
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