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The little book of philosophy : an introduction to the key thinkers and theories you need to know

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  • Running Time: 03:16 hrs
    Narrator: Anne Flosnik
    Publisher:
    Tantor Audio, 2022
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Certified Accessible By: National Network for Equitable Library Service
    Running Time: 03:16 hrs
    Narrator: Anne Flosnik
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Poulton, Rachel
    Contributor: Flosnik, Anne
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2022
    Summary:

    If you want to know your Socrates from your Sartre and your Confucius from your Kant, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of philosophy. Including accessible primers on: - The early Ancient Greek philosophers and the "big three": Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle - Key schools of philosophy and their impact on modern life - Insights into the main questions philosophers have explored over the years: Who am I? What is the meaning of life? Do I have free will? - Practical applications for the theories of Descartes, Kant, Wollstonecraft, Marx, Nietzsche, and many more. This illuminating little book will introduce you to the key thinkers, themes, and theories you need to know to understand how human ideas have sculpted the world we live in and the way we think today.

    Genre:
    Philosophy, Essays
    Subject(s): Philosophy
    Original Publisher: Old Saybrook, Tantor Audio
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781666189179