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The Basics of Western Philosophy

Door Eugene Kelly

Categorie
Filosofie
Boeknummer
#319171-VG11
Titel
The Basics of Western Philosophy
Auteur
Kelly, Eugene
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij
Westport, CT/London : Greenwood Press
Jaar van uitgave
2004
ISBN10
0313323526
ISBN13
9780313323522
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original pictorial boards, b/w portraits, large 8vo.
Samenvatting

The Basics of Western Philosophy is an introductory work for students and the general reader. The book is divided into two parts. Part I examines the process of philosophical discourse, including discussions of some of its greatest practitioners, elementary techniques of logical analysis, and a sketch of the history of philosophy from its earliest beginnings among the ancient Greeks to the current day. Part II considers the major problems of philosophy: metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, social philosophy, philosophy of religion, and philosophical anthropology. Each chapter focuses on a set of philosophical concepts that are central to a specific idea in philosophy, while offering insights into philosophical questions relevant to the central problem. The ideas of the great philosophers r
... (Lees verder)egarding that problem are presented in detail and subjected to analysis and criticism. Frequent sidebars contain background information or capsule biographies of the philosophers. Included are an extensive bibliography, an index, illustrations, and a timeline that marks the dates of philosophers and schools of philosophy in each era.
Pagina's
295
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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