Great Thinkers

Author : The School of Life
Publisher : School of Life Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0993538703

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Great Thinkers by The School of Life Pdf

The Great Thinkers is a collection of some of the most important ideas of Eastern and Western culture - drawn from the works of those philosophers, political theorists, sociologists, artists and novelists whom we believe have the most to offer to us today. We've worked hard to make the thinkers in this book clear, relevant and charming, mining the history of knowledge to bring you the ideas we think have the greatest importance to our times. This 480-page book contains the canon of The School of Life, the gallery of individuals across the millennia who help to frame our intellectual project - and we have succeeded if, in the days and years ahead, you find yourself turning to our thinkers to illuminate the multiple dilemmas, joys and griefs of daily life.

Author : Julian Baggini,Jeremy Stangroom
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441144874

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Great Thinkers A-Z by Julian Baggini,Jeremy Stangroom Pdf

Great Thinkers, A-Z brings together 100 short, accessible snapshots of the people who have shaped Western thought from the ancient Greeks to today. The snapshots, written by the world's leading experts, describe a major thinker's life and work with suggestions for further reading on each one. Covering philosophers as well as cultural and scientific thinkers-such as Foucault, Darwin, Einstein and Freud-who have had a major impact on philosophy, Great Thinkers, A-Z is the ideal book for anyone interested in the history of ideas and in contemporary thought. Entries include: Adorno, Arendt, Aquinas, Aristotle, Augustine, Avicenna, Ayer, Bacon, Baudrillard, de Beauvoir, Benjamin, Bentham, Bergson, Berkeley, Boethius, Brentano, Butler, Camus, Carnap, Chomsky, Churchland, Cixous, Collingwood, Comte, Craik, Croce, Darwin, Davidson, Deleuze, Dennett, Descartes, Derrida, Dewey, Dilthey, Duns Scotus, Einstein, Foucault, Frege, Freud, Gadamer, Godel, Habermas, Hayek, Hegel, Heidegger, Hobbes, Hume, Husserl, Irigaray, James, Kant, Kierkegaard, Kripke, Kristeva, Kuhn, Leibniz, Levinas, Lewis, Locke, Machiavelli, MacIntyre, Marx, Macmurray, Merleau-Ponty, Mill, Montaigne, Moore, Nagel, Negri, Nietzsche, Nozick, Nussbaum, Paine, Pascal, Peirce, Plato, Plotinus, Popper, Putnam, Pythagoras, Quine, Rawls, Rorty, Rousseau, Russell, Santayana, Sartre, Schopenhauer, Searle, Seneca, Sidgwick, Singer, Socrates, Spinoza, Taylor, Turing, Vico, Weil, Whitehead, Wittgenstein, Zeno

Author : Jay Elihu Greene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Biography
ISBN : UOM:39076005381269

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100 Great Thinkers by Jay Elihu Greene Pdf

Author : Philip Stokes
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781788884464

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Philosophy by Philip Stokes Pdf

'It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.' - Aristotle This illustrated guide showcases the major philosophers of the western tradition. Concise and informative, it provides an ideal introduction to their lives, ideas and the effect those ideas have had on the wider world. Both easy-to-use and a stimulating read, this book is an ideal reference for anybody interested in philosophy, and especially for those who want a clear, entertaining exposition of the ideas that shape the way we think. Key features: • A-Z format, covering the ideas of many of history's most influential thinkers, from Aristotle and Cicero to controversial contemporary philosophers such as Peter Singer and Jacques Derrida • At-a-glance summaries of the major works of each philosopher featured • Fully illustrated

Author : Philip Stokes
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781848584976

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Philosophy by Philip Stokes Pdf

'It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.' - Aristotle This illustrated guide showcases the major philosophers of the western tradition. Concise and informative, it provides an ideal introduction to their lives, ideas and the effect those ideas have had on the wider world. Both easy-to-use and a stimulating read, this book is an ideal reference for anybody interested in philosophy, and especially for those who want a clear, entertaining exposition of the ideas that shape the way we think. Key features: • A-Z format, covering the ideas of many of history's most influential thinkers, from Aristotle and Cicero to controversial contemporary philosophers such as Peter Singer and Jacques Derrida • At-a-glance summaries of the major works of each philosopher featured • Fully illustrated

Author : Ian Philip McGreal
Publisher : HarperResource
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012352881

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Great Thinkers of the Eastern World by Ian Philip McGreal Pdf

Information on religious and philosophical thinkers from China, India, Japan, Korea and the Islamic world

Author : Hans Küng
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1994-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0826408486

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Great Christian Thinkers by Hans Küng Pdf

An introduction to theologians who greatly affected Christian thought includes portraits of Paul, Origen, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, Friedrich Schleiermacher, and Karl Barth

Author : Stephen Law
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781623655563

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The Great Philosophers: The Lives and Ideas of History's Greatest Thinkers by Stephen Law Pdf

Since the beginning of time mankind has struggled with the big questions surrounding our existence. Whilst most people have heard of Socrates, Machiavelli and Nietzsche, many are less clear on their theories and key concepts. In The Great Philosophers, bestselling author Stephen Law condenses and deciphers their fundamental ideas. Avoiding the technical jargon and complex logic associated with most books on philosophy, Law brings the thoughts of these great thinkers, from Confucius and Buddha to Wittgenstein and Sartre, to life.

Author : Roy Abraham Varghese
Publisher : Oneworld Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 185168655X

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Great Thinkers on Great Questions by Roy Abraham Varghese Pdf

This innovative and challenging book presents cogent answers from some of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century to fifteen of the most enduring questions posed by humanity. For questioning minds who seek alternative philosophical viewpoints, this is a unique and accessible assessment of humankind's common experience that offers a new vision for the next millenium.

Author : Leo Strauss,Joseph Cropsey
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 1229 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226924717

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History of Political Philosophy by Leo Strauss,Joseph Cropsey Pdf

Designed for undergraduate students, a historical survey of the most important political philosophers in the Western tradition. This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by specialists on the various philosophers, this third edition has been expanded significantly to include both new and revised essays.

Author : Christofer R. Edling,Jens Rydgren
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9798216146636

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Sociological Insights of Great Thinkers by Christofer R. Edling,Jens Rydgren Pdf

In this book, leading sociologists expand the scope of their discipline by revealing the sociological aspects of the works of great philosophers, scientists, and writers. Sociologists have long recognized that sociological insight can be gleaned from creative thinkers outside their formal discipline. Sociological Insights of Great Thinkers: Sociology through Literature, Philosophy, and Science captures and examines those insights in 32 essays that discuss scholars and writers not normally associated with any sociological school of thought. Following a tradition of enriching the sociological toolkit by finding influence in philosophy and literature, the volume's contributors—an international group of renowned scholars—eschew biography to focus solely on sociological interpretations that can be drawn from the work of many of history's preeminent thinkers. Among the book's subjects are philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato, Kant, and Cassirer; scientists such as Darwin and Galileo; and authors such as Kafka, Proust, and Shakespeare. The essays not only allow readers to see such thinkers in a new light, but underscore the fact that sociological questions have lain at the very heart of humanity throughout history.

Author : Vincent J. Falcone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0962932310

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Great Thinkers, Great Ideas by Vincent J. Falcone Pdf

Author : Mark Skousen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317455868

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The Making of Modern Economics by Mark Skousen Pdf

Here is a bold history of economics - the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today's rigorous social science. Noted financial writer and economist Mark Skousen has revised and updated this popular work to provide more material on Adam Smith and Karl Marx, and expanded coverage of Joseph Stiglitz, 'imperfect' markets, and behavioral economics.This comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to the major economic philosophers of the past 225 years begins with Adam Smith and continues through the present day. The text examines the contributions made by each individual to our understanding of the role of the economist, the science of economics, and economic theory. To make the work more engaging, boxes in each chapter highlight little-known - and often amusing - facts about the economists' personal lives that affected their work.

Author : P. Davidson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230235472

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John Maynard Keynes by P. Davidson Pdf

This book looks at the life of Keynes leading up to the writing of his seminal General Theory , examines the General Theory in detail, and explores how it differs from classical theory. The impact of Keynes's work on the economy postwar and up to the present day is also assessed.

Author : Cavendish Square Publishing,Various
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1502619970

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Great American Thinkers by Cavendish Square Publishing,Various Pdf

This series profiles America's most influential thinkers and writers while paying special attention to the intellectual influences they have had on both their contemporary world and our modern society. Students will learn about the historical context that underpins these great thinkers' ideas and beliefs. Excerpts from their influential works allow students to analyze and interpret the effect they have had on our world today.