Philip Stokes Libri

100 Essential thinkers tells the story of philosophic thought, from the ancient Greeks to W.V.O. Quine, America's greatest living philosopher up until his death on Christmas Day, 2000. While covering all of the greats of philosophy (Plato, Socrates, Spinoza, Hobbes, Rousseau, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, de Beauvoir and Camus, to name just a few), this book also includes many who are not seen primarily as philosophers, such as Darwin, Freud, Adam Smith, William James, and Einstein. , Rousseau and Nietzsche.

Written with the general reader in mind, this book provides an ideal introduction to philosophical ideas and the effect these had on the wider world. Provides a clear, entertaining exposition of the ideas that have shaped the way we think. A-Z format covering the ideas of history's most influential thinkers, from Thales of Miletus to contemporary philosophers such as Wittgenstein and Peter Singer. At-a-glance summaries of the major works of each philosopher

Jeder kann Philosophie verstehen! In 100 Porträts großer Denker von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, nach Epochen und Richtungen geordnet, werden die grundlegenden Ideen und Einsichten der abendländischen Philosophie erläutert. Ein spannender Einblick in das Denken bedeutender Männer und Frauen und zugleich eine leicht verständlich Einführung in die Philosophie.