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Philosophy: 100 Essential Thinkers
- The Ideas That Have Shaped Our World
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
Who am I? What is justice? What does it mean to live a good life? Many of the fundamental questions of philosophy are questions that we begin to ask ourselves as young adults when we look at the world around us, at ourselves, and try to make sense of things.
This engaging and accessible book invites the listener to explore the questions and arguments of philosophy through the work of 100 of the greatest thinkers within the Western intellectual tradition - covering philosophical, scientific, political, and religious thought over a period of 2500 years.
Philosophy will serve as an excellent guide for those interested in knowing about individual thinkers - such as Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, and Nietzsche, to name just a few - and the questions and observations that inspired them to write. By presenting individual thinkers, details of their lives, and the concerns and circumstances that motivated them, this audiobook makes philosophy come to life as a relevant and meaningful approach to thinking about the contemporary world.
A lucid and engaging book full of thought-provoking quotations, as well as clear explanations and definitions, Philosophy is sure to encourage students and laymen alike to investigate further.
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- david llewellyn
- 19-02-18
An enjoyable snapshot of philosophical ideas
Philosophy is tough to follow unless you're really focused on it, harder still in audio format. This audiobook tries hard to distill the key thinkers and their ideas throughout the ages into easy to absorb snapshots. Some content is harder to follow than others, but I think that's due to the nature of the content itself. Overalll, this is a good listen and recommended.
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- Charles McIntosh
- 22-02-17
Pure Quality
Superb. Remarkable but responsibly concise original effort - Designed to enable non metaphysic students understand the origins and connections of Western Philosophy
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- Gareth
- 16-04-17
good overview
some thought provoking insights. a little uneven in its dealings with some of the 100, but this is enevitable given the task of provide a brief but insightful look at such a wide range of philosophers. definitely sparked an interest i. finding out more about some of these intriguing figures
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- Amazon Customet
- 14-04-20
Missing some people
I think the book is missing some people like Montesquieu and Bourdieu. However it gives a good perspective of western philosophy
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- Mike
- 23-06-17
Could have been a little more in depth
I quite enjoyed this book, some of the coverage could have been a bit longer.
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