A Little History of Philosophy
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Narrated by:
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Kris Dyer
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By:
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Nigel Warburton
About this listen
Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood.
This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own times.
Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible, he offers inspiration to think, argue, reason, and ask in the tradition of Socrates. A Little History of Philosophy presents the grand sweep of humanity's search for philosophical understanding and invites all to join in the discussion.
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- xingwei
- 22-01-2018
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this is an ideal book if you want to go through big names of philosophy in 7 hours.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-10-2022
perfect introduction for a novice
easy to understand and well arranged to understand the development of the major influences. it would have been even better if some Eastern influences had also been included
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- brett
- 19-04-2015
A good listen
I have never read anything on philosophy. I found this very interesting and thought provoking
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- Ronnie Smart
- 01-08-2021
A fascinating and informative little book.
This audiobook expresses a lot of very complex ideas in a very accessible and interesting way. It is both a history and sampler of important thinkers in the Western tradition of philosophy, and stimulates thought and encourages further reading of the many philosophers whose main ideas are summarised within.
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- Tara
- 29-01-2023
Excellent book and narration
Thoroughly enjoyable to dip in and out.
Well constructed & organised.
Suits the beginner or novice to philosophy.
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- Jasmine
- 16-04-2016
eye opening!
loved the narration, and had a great overview on philosophy. changed my outlook on how I see the world and definitely changed how I think about things.
other reviewers are upset the book didn't go into details but it is a huge subject and it is titled "a brief history" its enough to ponder the subject and get some ideas.
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- Toni
- 19-02-2018
Recommend this book
I found this very easy to read while also being informative. I wanted a overall introduction to philosophy and got it. Definitely recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-07-2021
An excellent entry level introduction
This is an engaging introduction to western philosophical schools of thought and the characters behind them. Each chapter covers a philosopher or area of philosophy, providing the basic concept and origins in a very accessible way.
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