Title:
Philosophy / by Jay Stevenson, PhD.
ISBN:
9781615644445
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Edition:
Fourth edition.
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2014]
©2014
Physical Description:
xvi, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Revision of: The complete idiot's guide to philosophy. -- 3rd ed. -- ©2005.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
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.
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OCLC Number:
ocn868379765
Availability:
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1