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Why do people enjoy watching horror movies? Should we bet on the existence of God? Why is pleasure better than pain? Jonny Thomson, a Philosophy professor at Oxford, presents the answers given by the greatest minds in humanity to questions like these, from antiquity to the present day, in simple words, clarity, and humor.
Two and a half thousand years of philosophy through 150 short chapters, which will help us understand how each thinker viewed the world – and mainly improve our own thinking and worldview. A small guide in the great journey of human thought, from Aristotle to Sigmund Freud and from Sun Tzu to Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, and Jean-Paul Sartre.
Philosophy should be accessible, it should be practical, it must be understandable and clear. But above all, it should be enjoyable. This book is aimed at those who have heard of Plato, Descartes, or de Beauvoir but have only a vague idea of their ideas.
This book is for anyone who wants to learn what structuralism, phenomenology, or existentialism essentially is without getting lost in volumes of philosophy with dense meanings that may confuse them even more. I hope to bring philosophy down from the inaccessible tower of intellect back to the living room, to cafés, or on the way to work.
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Product Details
- Author
- Jonny Thomson
- Publisher
- Dioptra
- Original Title
- Mini Philosophy - A small book of big ideas
- Language
- Greek
- ISBN-13
- 9789606534577
Edition
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 312
- Dimensions
- 14x20.5 cm
- Release Date
- 26/01/2022
- Publication Date
- 2022
Content
- Philosophical Movement/School
- Existentialism
- Reader Level
- for Beginners
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