Philosophy 101
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Philosophy 101

From Plato and Socrates to Ethics and Metaphysics, an Essential Primer on the History of Thought

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eBook - ePub

Philosophy 101

From Plato and Socrates to Ethics and Metaphysics, an Essential Primer on the History of Thought

About this book

Discover the world's greatest thinkers and their groundbreaking notions!

Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy theories, principles, and figures of philosophy into tedious discourse that even Plato would reject. Philosophy 101 cuts out the boring details and exhausting philosophical methodology, and instead, gives you a lesson in philosophy that keeps you engaged as you explore the fascinating history of human thought and inquisition.

From Aristotle and Heidegger to free will and metaphysics, Philosophy 101 is packed with hundreds of entertaining philosophical tidbits, illustrations, and thought puzzles that you won't be able to find anywhere else.

So whether you're looking to unravel the mysteries of existentialism, or just want to find out what made Voltaire tick, Philosophy 101 has all the answers--even the ones you didn't know you were looking for.

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Publisher
Adams Media
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781440567674
eBook ISBN
9781440567681
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Ancient & Classical Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Introduction
  4. 1. Pre-Socratic
  5. 2. Socrates (469–399 B.C.)
  6. 3. Plato (429–347 B.C.)
  7. 4. Plato’s Cave
  8. 5. Existentialism
  9. 6. Aristotle (384–322 B.C.)
  10. 7. The Ship of Theseus
  11. 8. Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
  12. 9. The Cow in the Field
  13. 10. David Hume (1711–1776)
  14. 11. Hedonism
  15. 12. Prisoner’s Dilemma
  16. 13. St. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274)
  17. 14. Hard Determinism
  18. 15. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)
  19. 16. The Trolley Problem
  20. 17. Realism
  21. 18. Immanuel Kant (1724–1804)
  22. 19. Dualism
  23. 20. Utilitarianism
  24. 21. John Locke (1632–1704)
  25. 22. Empiricism Versus Rationalism
  26. 23. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)
  27. 24. René Descartes (1596–1650)
  28. 25. A-Theory
  29. 26. The Liar Paradox
  30. 27. Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)
  31. 28. Philosophy of Language
  32. 29. Metaphysics
  33. 30. Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980)
  34. 31. Free Will
  35. 32. Philosophy of Humor
  36. 33. The Enlightenment
  37. 34. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
  38. 35. The Sorites Paradox
  39. 36. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)
  40. 37. Aesthetics
  41. 38. Philosophy of Culture
  42. 39. Epistemology
  43. 40. Twin Earth
  44. 41. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860)
  45. 42. Karl Marx (1818–1883)
  46. 43. Martin Heidegger (1889–1976)
  47. 44. Voltaire (1694–1778)
  48. 45. Relativism
  49. 46. Eastern Philosophy
  50. 47. Avicenna (980–1037)
  51. 48. Bertrand Russell (1872–1970)
  52. 49. Phenomenology
  53. 50. Nominalism
  54. 51. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716)
  55. 52. Ethics
  56. 53. Philosophy of Science
  57. 54. Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677)
  58. 55. Philosophy of Religion
  59. Photographs
  60. About the Author
  61. Index
  62. Image Descriptions
  63. Copyright

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