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50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title 50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ben Dupre
Read by Laurence Kennedy
Series50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 176,Width 110
Category/GenrePopular philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9781529425109
ClassificationsDewey:100
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Quercus Publishing
Imprint Greenfinch
Publication Date 18 August 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In a series of accessible and engaging essays, 50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know introduces and explains the problems of knowledge, consciousness, identity, ethics, belief, justice and aesthetics that have troubled the minds of great thinkers for centuries, from the ancient Greeks to the present day. From The brain in a vat to Plato's cave, Cogito ergo sum to The mind-body problem, this compact guide is the perfect introduction to central ideas of philosophy.

Author Biography

Ben Dupre read Classics at Exeter College, Oxford before pursuing a career in reference publishing. He was Children's Reference Publisher at Oxford University Press from 1992 until 2004 and, all told, has more than 20 years' experience of bringing complex and challenging concepts to the widest possible audience.