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Essentials of Philosophy: The Basic Concepts of the World's Greatest Thinkers
Essentials of Philosophy The Basic Concepts of the World's Greatest Thinkers Author:James Mannion Your comprehensive companion to the entire history of philosophy -- in one single volume. Philosophy isn't just for ivory-tower intellectuals, it's a set of tools designed to help people better understand and experience the complexities of their everyday lives. To that end, Essentials of Philosophy contains short, authoritative, a... more »nd clearly explained introductions to the world's most important philosophical concepts.
Inside you will find explanations of:
Plato's Republic and why you probably wouldn't want to live there.
Why Thomas Hobbes felt that life was "nasty, brutish, and short."
Bertand Russell's attacks on Christianity.
The traumatic childhood that influenced Ayn Rand's theory of Objectivism.
The philosophical roots of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Native Americans and their tradition of the Medicine Wheel.
How Sun Tzu's Art of War went from Taoist military manual to corporate textbook.
Which school of philosophy is showcased on Star Trek.