THE PHILOSOPHERS by Ted Honderich (Editor) ( 9780198238614 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE PHILOSOPHERS
INTRODUCING GREAT WESTERN THINKERS

By:

Ted Honderich (Editor)

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Hardback

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0198238614

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9780198238614

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

13 May, 1999

Pages:

294

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The Philosophers introduces some of the most brilliant minds in history and shows the enduring fascination of their ideas, which shaped our civilization. An illustrious team of authors offer concise and illuminating tours through the lives and thought of the twenty-eight greatest Western philosophers, from Socrates to Sartre. Each chapter is illustrated with a portrait of its subject, guidance is given to further reading, and a chronological table fills inthe historical context. This is the ideal way for any reader to learn about these famous thinkers.

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The Philosophers introduces some of the most brilliant minds in history and shows the enduring fascination of their ideas, which shaped our civilization. An illustrious team of authors offer concise and illuminating tours through the lives and thought of the twenty-eight greatest Western philosophers, from Socrates to Sartre. Each chapter is illustrated with a portrait of its subject, guidance is given to further reading, and a chronological table fills in the historical context. This is the ideal way for any reader to learn about these famous thinkers.

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28 black and white portraits

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Oxford University Press

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