A beginner's guide to philosophy / Dominique Janicau ; translated by Lisabeth During.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Pegasus Books, 2010, c2005.Edition: 1st Pegasus Books edDescription: ix, 114 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 1605980013
- 1605980781 (pbk.)
- 9781605980010
- 9781605980782 (pbk.)
- Bonheurs de Sophie. English
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A small marvel, A Beginner's Guide to Philosophy provides an instructive and delightful introduction to philosophy. Despite its brevity, this beginner's guide covers a vast range of authors and topics. The reader will find discussions of ancient and modern philosophy, beginning with the pre-Socratic thinkers, before moving on to Plato and Aristotle. The narrative then proceeds to an elegant survey of modern philosophers: Descartes, Nietzsche, Kant, and Hegel. Dominique Janicaud finally comes to the problems that have occupied thinkers through the ages: the existence of God, the meaning of life, human nature, and the question of freedom.
Originally published in French as: Les bonheurs de Sophie : une initiation à la philosophie en 30 mini-leçons.
Includes bibliographical references (p.105-106) and index.
A primer on western philosophy covers a wide range of thinkers and topics from Plato and Aristotle to the existence of God and the question of freedom.
Translated from the French.