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An edition of A brief history of thought (2011)

A brief history of thought

a philosophical guide to living

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An introduction to philosophy focuses on the questions of what it means to be human and how to react to the reality of death by exploring ancient Stoic, Christian, early modern, and contemporary approaches as well as the views of Nietzsche.

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Harper Perennial
Language
English
Pages
282

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Introductions, Philosophy, Thought and thinking
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Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living
2019, Canongate Books
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Brief History of Thought
Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living
2019, Canongate Books
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Brief History of Thought
Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living
2011, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: A brief history of thought
A brief history of thought: a philosophical guide to living
2011, Harper Perennial
in English - 1st U.S. ed.
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Table of Contents

What is philosophy? --
"The Greek miracle" --
The victory of Christianity over Greek philosophy --
Humanism, or the birth of modern philosophy --
Postmodernity: the case of Nietzsche --
After deconstruction: contemporary philosophy.

Edition Notes

Translated from the French.

First published under the title, "Learning to live" in Great Britain in 2010 by Canongate Books.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-270) and index.

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Harper Perennial modern thought, Harper Perennial modern thought

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Library of Congress
BD22 F4713 2011, BD22 .F4718 2011, BD22 .F4713 2011

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xv, 282 p.
Number of pages
282

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OL27133657M
Internet Archive
briefhistoryofth0000ferr
ISBN 10
0062074245
ISBN 13
9780062074249
OCLC/WorldCat
769142785

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