Book Title: 100 Philosophers
ISBN: 9781789293708
By Author(s):LESLEY LEVENE
By Publisher:MICHAEL O'MARA
Format:HC
A definitive treasury of philosophers from around the world, from ancient times to the modern day. A must-read for anyone wanting answers to the most important questions, from those that have dared to ask them.
ThisĀ essentialĀ introduction to world philosophy contains the most noted quotations from 100 of the greatest philosophers in our history. Along with their most famous thoughts, the accompanying text puts each philosopher into theĀ contextĀ of their place and time and provides the reader with fascinating butĀ highly accessibleĀ insight into the meaning and interpretations of each one.
From Lao Tzu in sixth-century BCE China to Plato in Classical Greece, and from Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the eighteenth century to Noam Chomsky in the twenty-first, theĀ breadthĀ of philosophical thought gives the reader unique insights intoĀ different attitudesĀ andĀ culturesĀ around the world - along with the issues thatĀ uniteĀ andĀ divideĀ us. This timely book is an introduction to world thought and intellectual debate through the eyes and minds of those who, by their very nature, ask the most important questions and canĀ fuel change and progress.