Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy (FSG Classics)
ISBN: 0374530718 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Jostein Gaarder Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Number of Pages: 544
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world with more than twenty million copies in print
One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes with one question on each: "Who are you" and "Where does the world come from" From that irresistible beginning Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village Through those letters she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course covering Socrates to Sartre with a mysterious philosopher while receiving letters addressed to another girl Who is Hilde And why does her mail keep turning up To unravel this riddle Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning--but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined
ISBN: 115363080X Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Émile Faguet Publisher: General Books LLC Number of Pages: 78
The book has no illustrations or index Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge Subjects: Philosophy; Philosophy General; Philosophy History
ISBN: 0073407461 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 8 Author(s): Brooke Noel Moore, Kenneth Bruder Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Number of Pages: 624
This comprehensive introductory text with readings offers a historical overview of all major subdivisions of Western Philosophy perspectives--including both the analytic and Continental traditions--as well as Eastern philosophy postcolonial philosophy and feminist philosophy Written in an engaging and captivating style it makes philosophy accessible without oversimplifying the material and shows that philosophy's powerful ideas affect the lives of real people
ISBN: 0205647626 Binding: Paperback Edition: 7 Author(s): David Stewart, H. Gene Blocker, James Petrik Publisher: Prentice Hall Number of Pages: 528
An accessible readertext for beginning students of philosophy this volume offers a broad scope of diverse classic and contemporary selections with a narrative and format that presents difficult issues and readings in a simplified but not condescending manner The readings are grouped around major philosophic themes: logic ethics metaphysics epistemology philosophy of religion philosophy of art and social and political philosophy It also offers a selection of readings from Eastern philosophy
ISBN: 078947994X Binding: Paperback Edition: 1st Author(s): Bryan Magee Publisher: DK ADULT Number of Pages: 240
Comprehensive highly visual and filled with insightful observations The Story of Philosophy opens up the world of philosophical ideas in a way that is easily understood by everyone Bryan Magee embarks on an entertaining and enlightening journey and addresses such influential questions as "What is Philosophy" "What is being" and "Can the existence of God be proved"
ISBN: Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Surendranath Dasgupta Publisher: Qontro Classic Books Number of Pages: 434
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition This popular classic work by Surendranath Dasgupta is in the English language and may not include graphics or images from the original edition If you enjoy the works of Surendranath Dasgupta then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection
Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
ISBN: 0192854216 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Edward Craig Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Number of Pages: 144
How ought we to live What really exists How do we know This book introduces important themes in ethics knowledge and the self via readings from Plato Aristotle Descartes Hegel Darwin and Buddhist writers It emphasizes throughout the point of studying philosophy explains how different areas of philosophy are related and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is studied
About the Series: Combining authority with wit accessibility and style Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics Written by experts for the newcomer they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics from philosophy to Freud quantum theory to Islam
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Philosophy, Third Edition
ISBN: 1592573614 Binding: Paperback Edition: 3 Author(s): Jay Stevenson Ph.D. Publisher: Alpha Number of Pages: 384
Socratess admonition that "the unexamined life is not worth living" still resonates with many people and this guide is a great introduction to that mental exercise The author skillfully covers the subject both historically and topically and brings the reader all the way up to the present with insights into 21st-century philosophical thought Essential philosophers and philosophies from ancient times right up to today New information on such topics as Eastern philosophy women philosophers postmodernism and critical theory The relevance of philosophy to a variety of other subjects and to todays world
