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(3.5) | Ingen/inga | Succinct biographies of the 100 most important philosophers, their key ideas, and most notable works From philosophy's founding fathers, such as Thales, Socrates, and Plato, to great minds of the postmodern era, such as Sartre, Ayer, and Feyerabend, this essential guide distills the thoughts of the world's most influential minds and explains their answers to some of philosophy's key questions. Is there a Supreme Being? Who am I? What is truth? Do we have free will? Why do bad things happen? How should we live? Is death the end of everything? What is the meaning of life? Arranged from the ancient world to the present day, each philosopher's notable works and pronouncements are encapsulated in a series of succinct, easy-to-read biographies, accompanied by illustrations, at-a-glance fact panels, and quotations, making this the ideal beginner's guide to a fascinating but often daunting subject.… (mer) |
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Information från den engelska sidan med allmänna fakta. Redigera om du vill anpassa till ditt språk. What is philosophy? 'Philosophy.' the great Greek philosopher Plato wrote, 'begins in wonder.' Since his time, countless thinkers have tried to pin down exactly what philosophy is. Put at its simplest, it is the quest for enlightenment that began when human beings first started to try to comprehend the world through the power of reason. It is a questioning that seeks to probe into the most fundamental aspects of human existence. It also asks questions about the nature of perception, experience, knowledge and understanding. | |
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Information från den engelska sidan med allmänna fakta. Redigera om du vill anpassa till ditt språk. Kripke then went on to propose a new theory truth based on the idea that it was possible to create sentences that contained their own 'truth predicate', that is, a sentence with a construction that does not give rise to a paradox. (Klicka för att visa. Varning: Kan innehålla spoilers.) | |
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