The Philosophers

Introducing Great Western Thinkers
Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-0-19-285418-6
Verlag: OUP UK

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 315 g

The Philosophers introduces some of the most brilliant minds in history and shows the enduring fascination of their ideas, which shaped our civilization. An illustrious team of authors offer concise and illuminating tours through the lives and thought of the twenty-eight greatest Western philosophers, from Socrates to Sartre. Each chapter is illustrated with a portrait of its subject, guidance is given to further reading, and a chronological table fills in the historical
context. This is the ideal way for any reader to learn about these famous thinkers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ted, Honerich

Honderich, Ted

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Ted Honderich retired in 1998 from the Grote Professorship of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London. He is the editor of The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (1995), from which the pieces in this book are taken.