The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained Hardcover

Philosophy's questions are old, but the answers keep being rebuilt by people who disagreed with the previous attempt. Running to 352 pages, this book presents the discipline's main thinkers and arguments in sequence, from the Greeks and classical Eastern philosophy through medieval thought and the Enlightenment, and on to existentialism and twentieth-century analytic work. Each entry condenses a position into a readable page or two while showing what that position was responding to. Cross-references let a reader follow one question, such as free will or justice, across several centuries instead of reading straight through. The essentials: • Greek, Eastern, medieval and modern philosophy in sequence • Positions condensed without losing the argument behind them • Cross-references that trace one question across centuries • Visual summaries showing where thinkers agreed and split Suited to philosophy students, teachers and self-directed readers, published by DK and available through Boipoka.