The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy (Oxford paperbacks)

Magee, Bryan

ISBN 10: 0192822012 / ISBN 13: 9780192822017

Published by Oxford Paperbacks, 1988

About this Item

1988. paperback. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, light underscoring, text not affected, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy (Oxford paperbacks)
• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192822012
• ISBN 13: 9780192822017
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This work is based on a BBC television series also entitled "The Great Philosophers" and aims to provide an accessible introduction to the concepts of Western philosophy and to some of its greatest thinkers from Plato to the present day. The conversational format is intended to keep the discussion lively and clear, even when it concerns difficult ideas. Starting with the death of Socrates in 399 BC and the subsequent writings of Plato, it continues with Aristotle and the medieval philosophers, the writings of (among others) Descartes, Locke and Kant, and then on to the 20th century and the ideas of recent figures, such as Heidegger, Bertrand Russell and Wittgenstein.

About the Author

About the Author Bryan Magee is a writer, critic, and broadcaster whose books include Men of Ideas and Modern British Philosophy.