Confessions of a Philosopher: A Personal Journey Through Western Philosophy from Plato to Popper
In this infectiously exciting book, Bryan Magee tells the story of his own discovery of philosophy and not only makes it come alive but shows its relevance to daily life. Magee is the Carl Sagan of philosophy, the great popularizer of the subject, and author of a major new introductory history, The Story of Philosophy. Confessions follows the course of Magee's life, exploring philosophers and ideas as he himself encountered them, introducing all the great figures and their ideas, from the pre-Socratics to Bertrand Russell and Karl Popper, including Wittgenstein, Kant, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer, rationalism, utilitarianism, empiricism, and existentialism.
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Confessions of a Philosopher: A Personal Journey Through Western Philosophy from Plato to Popper
In this infectiously exciting book, Bryan Magee tells the story of his own discovery of philosophy and not only makes it come alive but shows its relevance to daily life. Magee is the Carl Sagan of philosophy, the great popularizer of the subject, and author of a major new introductory history, The Story of Philosophy. Confessions follows the course of Magee's life, exploring philosophers and ideas as he himself encountered them, introducing all the great figures and their ideas, from the pre-Socratics to Bertrand Russell and Karl Popper, including Wittgenstein, Kant, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer, rationalism, utilitarianism, empiricism, and existentialism.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780375750366 |
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Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 05/18/1999 |
Series: | Modern Library Paperbacks Series |
Pages: | 496 |
Sales rank: | 308,763 |
Product dimensions: | 5.20(w) x 7.99(h) x 1.06(d) |
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