The Twenty Greatest Philosophy Books

An Essential Guide
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9054-4
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 211 g

witty and intelligent introduction to the top twenty philosophy books of all time

- The ideal introduction to the top twenty books to read in philosophy for those who have just never quite had the time
- Engaging, entertaining and intelligent - presupposes no academic background in philosophy - perfect for a reader coming to philosophy for the first time
- Deals with books that raise philosophical questions of genuine interest to the general reader
- James Garvey, secretary of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, encourages the reader to engage in philosophical thinking.

The essential guide to the top twenty greatest books in philosophy for those who have just never quite found the time to read them.

In this witty and engaging book, James Garvey offers an introductory account of the must-read books from the whole history of philosophical writing. From Plato to Popper, Descartes to Wittgenstein, the greatest books in philosophy have had a huge impact on the development of contemporary society, politics, economics and culture. This entertaining and intelligent guide introduces the philosophical questions central to these books that are of genuine interest to the general reader and opens up often complex and challenging ideas for wider debate.

This is the ideal book for those coming to philosophy for the first time. Garvey introduces the key themes and terms in philosophy before exploring each of the twenty great philosophy books with humour and clarity. The book presupposes no background in philosophy and encourages the reader to actively engage in philosophical thinking. The Twenty Greatest Philosophy Books is the essential guide for anyone with an interest in this fascinating subject.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Garvey, James

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Sachbuch
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Plato's Republic
2. Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
3. Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy
4. Hobbes's Leviathan
5. Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding
6. Berkeley's Principles of Human Knowledge
7. Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
8. Rousseau's Social Contract
9. Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
10. Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit
11. Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation
12. Marx's Communist Manifesto
13. Mill's Utilitarianism
14. Nietzsche's Thus Spake Zarathustra
15. James's Pragmatism
16. Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
17. Ayer's Language, Truth and Logic
18. Sartre's Being and Nothingness
19. de Beauvoir's The Second Sex
20. Popper's The Logic of Scientific Discovery

Über Autor(innen)

James Garvey is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Nottingham and Secretary of the Royal Institute of Philosophy. He is co-author, with Jeremy Stangroom, of The Great Philosophers (Arcturus, 2005).