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This is an innovative and accessible guide to more than 2,000 years of thought. To the complete novice learning about philosophy can be daunting - "The Philosophy Book" changes all that. With the use of powerful and easy-to-follow images, succinct quotations, and explanations that are easily understandable, this book cuts through any misunderstandings to demystify the subject. Each chapter is organised chronologically, and covers not only the big ideas, but the philosophers who first voiced them, as well as cross-referencing with earlier and later ideas and thinkers. "The Philosophy Book" untangles knotty theories and sheds light on abstract concepts, and is perfect for anyone with a general interest in how our social, political, and ethical ideas are formed, as well as students of philosophy and politics. It covers major and niche topics, from moral ethics to philosophies of religion.
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Big Thoughts Made Simple,
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This book delivers even more than promised, and that says a lot. The tag line says "Big Ideas Simply Explained". The introductory essay is the best summary of philosophy that I have seen. When one considers the amount of scholarship that must have gone into each thightly written analysis, one can only be amazed. Each entry has an essay, descriptive concept map, and title that summarizes the gist of each philosopher's work. I first found the book in the library, then ordered a copy for me,and later, after showing it to my friends, ordered two more copies forf them. Good job!
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4.5 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Thought, life and everything.,
By wogan "the book reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Philosophy Book, The (Hardcover)
`The Philosophy Book' does one thing well... it explains the history of philosophy...man's thinking. It is a clearly explained textbook on ideas. It has a well written introduction that gives details how man has tried to clarify life and the world around him. It covers morality, politics, religion, and science. This is done by arranging the philosophers in chronological order from 700 BCE and Thales of Miletus to the present and Slavoj Zizek.The Dharma wheel is explained and it does one of the better jobs in explaining Nietzsche. There is a directory with the names of the thinkers and comparable men in the same school of thought. A really useful glossary is included, as well as an index. Sometimes philosophy is esoteric, but this book succeeds in explaining it with time lines, diagrams, and pictures of the philosophers and of course their philosophy, thoughts and ideas. This is really the history of philosophy; trying to deduce the why and wherefore of the world, of life and existence. This would serve well those who wish to learn about philosophy and its history. It would make a good supplement to any course or work where someone is trying to learn about this subject. 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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A book that is NEEDED in this often thoughtless world.,
By Manuel Armenteros - Published on Amazon.com
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In this book we have a compilation of almost all "famous" and relevant philosophers in history, and of the contemporary world. This book does exactly what the title says: it explains big ideas in a simple manner. There will always be objections that ideas have been simplified as would be the case with Heidegger, Hegel and even Bertrand Russell (how would you, after all, know what to say about a person who has published over 30,000 articles?) , however I am of the opinion that it is always better to start from the bottom up in order to understand and grasp complex ideas. In any case, much of the subjects discussed in this book would eventually have to be communicated in a jargon free way if philosophy is ever going to expand to a wider public and not left alone in the "ivory tower" it often is accused of. Philosophy is one of the things we ALL do, regardless of religion, race or background ,after all, any time we enter in a discussion we are using our thoughts to make our point.This book does the amazing job in that it is able to go through the very first philosophical statement made by Thales of Miletus "Everything is Made of Water" to Voltaire's shocking conclusion that "Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd" entering into the nearly non-sensical yet still interesting comment made by Roland Barthes that for a lover "Language is a skin", this book touches on all possible points of view on life, morality, certainty, phenomenology and all other subjects that philosophy is concerned with. Sure, I would complain that sections like that of Noam Chomsky do no justice to his enormous amount of work and thought, or that the conclusion of Michel Foucault's statement that "Man is an invention of a recent date" miss his much larger concerns of power relations. Other interesting philosophers only get a brief paragraph in the end: people with such amazing thought like Friedrich Schelling, Ayn Rand, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Gilles Deleuze. However there can be no perfect book on this subject, we all are forced to choose what we think is the best thought of many people, while in reality we may be only scratching the surface or missing the point. But this is philosophy, and this is how I like it. Give this book as a gift to a friend, or a family member or any person you may know who now suffers from "phone addiction", and let us all think and then proceed to make this often thoughtless world somewhat more colorful. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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By Michael L. Sweet - Published on Amazon.com
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This is a great book. I love the way the book is layed out with graphics and pictures. I was a philosophy major in college some 36 years ago but I am constantly reading these type of books. The Philosophy Book does a great job of introducing philosphers from all over the world and many that I have never heard about. I agree with another reviewer, that Nietzshe's section is really well done. I wish I had this book in college. It is hard to please everybody on a scope this large but for the most part, I feel that all areas of philosophy were touched upon. I like the way the writers show which branch and approach of philosphy each belong too. I also like the way the writers explained the philosophy by putting "bubbles" in a diagram. The only critique (and it is little) is that I wish more of the writing/books of each philospher were included.Update: I bought this book over the holidays. My love for this book hasn't waned. It is a great price and gets me interested in other philosphers I haven't read. Highly recommended. |
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