Philosophy: Key Texts

2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-230-29661-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 411 g

Designed for complete beginners, Philosophy: Key Texts is an introduction to philosophy and gives a clear, readable overview of some of the major texts of Plato, Descartes, Hume, Mill and Nietzsche. As well as providing help in how to analyze these sources, the authors encourage the reader to question the arguments and positions presented.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baggini, J.

Southwell, G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Plato: Republic (c.375 BC) René Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy (1641) David Hume: An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748) John Stuart Mill: On Liberty (1859) Friedrich Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil (1886) Jean-Paul Sartre: Existentialism and Humanism (1947) Glossary Further Reading Index

Über Autor(innen)

JULIAN BAGGINI Philosopher and also editor and co-founder of . He has a PhD on the philosophy of personal identity and is the author, co-author or editor of 17 popular philosophy books. His monthly philosophy podcast is available on iTunes or via the website. He has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, as well as for the think tanks The Institute of Public Policy Research and Demos.
GARETH SOUTHWELL Philosopher, author and illustrator based in Swansea, UK. He has run the website for the last 10 years. His other publications include guides to Descartes and Nietzsche, and , an exploration of 360 of philosophy's most important quotations.