Confessions of a Philosopher
Title | Confessions of a Philosopher PDF eBook |
Author | Bryan Magee |
Publisher | Modern Library |
Total Pages | 490 |
Release | 1999-05-18 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0375750363 |
In this infectiously exciting book, Bryan Magee tells the story of his own discovery of philosophy and not only makes it come alive but shows its relevance to daily life. Magee is the Carl Sagan of philosophy, the great popularizer of the subject, and author of a major new introductory history, The Story of Philosophy. Confessions follows the course of Magee's life, exploring philosophers and ideas as he himself encountered them, introducing all the great figures and their ideas, from the pre-Socratics to Bertrand Russell and Karl Popper, including Wittgenstein, Kant, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer, rationalism, utilitarianism, empiricism, and existentialism.
Confessions of a Philosopher
Title | Confessions of a Philosopher PDF eBook |
Author | Bryan Magee |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999-05-18 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0375750363 |
In this infectiously exciting book, Bryan Magee tells the story of his own discovery of philosophy and not only makes it come alive but shows its relevance to daily life. Magee is the Carl Sagan of philosophy, the great popularizer of the subject, and author of a major new introductory history, The Story of Philosophy. Confessions follows the course of Magee's life, exploring philosophers and ideas as he himself encountered them, introducing all the great figures and their ideas, from the pre-Socratics to Bertrand Russell and Karl Popper, including Wittgenstein, Kant, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer, rationalism, utilitarianism, empiricism, and existentialism.
Confessions of a Philosopher
Title | Confessions of a Philosopher PDF eBook |
Author | Bryan Magee |
Publisher | George Weidenfeld & Nicholson |
Total Pages | 503 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Philosophers |
ISBN | 9780297819592 |
In this inspirational book Bryan Magee tells the story of his discovery of philosophy, and in doing so introduces the subject to his reader. Experiences of everyday life provide discussion of philosophers and explain why certain philosophical questions persistently exercise our minds. With great fluency Magee untangles philosophy, making it seem part of everyone's life. Intensely personal and brimming with infectious enthusiasm, this is a wonderful introduction to philosophy by one of the most elegant and accessible writers on the subject.
Confessions of a Philosopher
Title | Confessions of a Philosopher PDF eBook |
Author | Bryan Magee |
Publisher | Modern Library |
Total Pages | 490 |
Release | 1999-05-18 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0375750363 |
In this infectiously exciting book, Bryan Magee tells the story of his own discovery of philosophy and not only makes it come alive but shows its relevance to daily life. Magee is the Carl Sagan of philosophy, the great popularizer of the subject, and author of a major new introductory history, The Story of Philosophy. Confessions follows the course of Magee's life, exploring philosophers and ideas as he himself encountered them, introducing all the great figures and their ideas, from the pre-Socratics to Bertrand Russell and Karl Popper, including Wittgenstein, Kant, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer, rationalism, utilitarianism, empiricism, and existentialism.
Confessions of a Medicine Man
Title | Confessions of a Medicine Man PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred I. Tauber |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Total Pages | 188 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Biomedical engineering |
ISBN | 9780262700726 |
This book probes the ethical structure of contemporary medicine in an argument accessible to lay readers, healthcare professionals, and ethicists alike.
Augustine's Confessions
Title | Augustine's Confessions PDF eBook |
Author | William E. Mann |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 241 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0199577552 |
Eight new essays examine key philosophical issues raised by Augustine in his 'Confessions' - a masterpiece of world literature. They explore a range of topics including what constitutes the happy or blessed life, the role of philosophical perplexity in the search for truth, and the problems that arise in the attempt to understand minds.
Augustine and Postmodernism
Title | Augustine and Postmodernism PDF eBook |
Author | John D. Caputo |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | 281 |
Release | 2005-03-10 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0253217318 |
Scanlon, and Mark Vessey.Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion--Merold Westphal, general editor