| The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy Contributor(s): Magee, Bryan (Author) |
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ISBN: 019289322X ISBN-13: 9780192893222 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: Conversations with 15 contemporary writers and philosophers provide an accessible and exciting account of Western philosophy and its greatest thinkers. Includes contributions from A.J. Ayer, Bernard Williams, Martha Nussbaum, Peter Singer, and John Searle. 28 halftones. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 190 |
| LCCN: 00058867 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.76 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginning with the death of Socrates in 399 BC, and following the strand of philosophical inquiry through the centuries to recent figures such as Bertrand Russell and Wittgenstein, Bryan Magee's conversations with fifteen contemporary writers and philosophers provide an accessible and exciting account of Western philosophy and its greatest thinkers. With contributions from A. J. Ayer, Bernard Williams, Martha Nussbaum, Peter Singer, and John Searle, the book is not only an introduction to the philosophers of the past, but gives an invaluable insight into the view and personalities of some of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. |