The Complete Idiot's Guide� to Philosophy - Softcover

Stevenson Ph.D., Jay

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9780028643380: The Complete Idiot's Guide� to Philosophy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0028643380 ISBN 13: 9780028643380

Publisher: Imprint Unknown, 2002

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Philosophy is all about being, knowing, and acting. It poses daring questions such as what exists, what counts as knowledge, and how do we know things? And, as life becomes more and more complicated, people turn to philosophy to help themselves better understand the world around them-politics, religion, family, the environment, and more. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Philosophy, Second Edition will continue the first edition's success in exposing beginners to the world of philosophy, its ideas, and its philosophers. It will contain expanded content on existing ideas and philosophers covered in the first edition, but it will also introduce new philosophers whose ideas were not included in the first edition, but whose contributions to the world of philosophy are perhaps now less obscure.

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You're no idiot, of course. You think about your home, your family, and how to get to the office on time. But when it comes to understanding what life is all about, you don't know your Plato from your Kierkegaard. Don't stop seeking the answers! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Philosophy shows you how the ideas of the world's great thinkers can help you make sense of your own reality as we head toward the twenty-first century. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

About the Author:

Jay Stevenson, Ph.D. teaches writing, English Literature, and cultural studies at Rutgers University and is the author of five titles in The Complete Idiot's Guide� series.

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