Nigel Warburton
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Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
English
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Description
Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. In forty...
Author
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: Voltaire's comment-"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"-is frequently quoted by defenders of free speech. Yet it is rare to find someone prepared to defend all freedom of speech, especially if the views expressed are obnoxious or obviously false. So where do we draw the line? How important is our right to freedom of speech? In this accessible and up-to-date Very Short Introduction,...
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Philo-lane volume 1001
Publisher
Man you zhe wen hua shi ye gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
中文
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Thousands of years ago, ancient philosophers asked some important questions: "What is real?", "What is the point of my existence?", "Why is there evil in the world?", and "What can I know?" These questions have gone on to spark passionate debates about our existence and how we understand the world around us. In this engaging and accessible introduction to philosophy, readers aged 11+ will be introduced to a variety of philosophical ideas through the...
