In this landmark study of Western thought, Anthony Gottlieb looks afresh at the writings of our great thinkers, from the pre-Socratic age to the Renaissance, providing a fresh and vivid portrait of the human drive for understanding.
Philosophy, Ancient
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In St. Augustine in 90 minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of St. Augustine's life and ideas and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world.
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In Socrates in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Socrates's life and ideas and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world.
- Auteur:Kosman, Louis AryehSommaire:
Haverford College professor Aryeh Kosman delivers a course that will investigate the philosophical texts of Plato and Aristotle. Far from simply making a list of their ideas, however, in each lecture we will focus on thinking through...
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This course is an interdisciplinary series of connected lectures delivered by eminent scholars from several colleges and universities. The lectures draw upon the resources of history, philosophy, literary study, art history, religious...
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- Auteur:Pigliucci, MassimoSommaire:
Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life. No goal is more elusive. In this book, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers Stoicism, the ancient philosophy...
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