The Everything Philosophy Book: Understanding the Basic Concepts of Great Thinkers-Socrates to Sartre (Everything Series)

At last, you can grasp the most difficult concepts of thought! If you've always wanted to learn about philosophy but were too intimidated to get past the first word ending in "ism," The EverythingR Philosophy Book provides simple explanations guaranteed to make philosophic ideas and concepts easy to understand. This entertaining book offers a broad overview of many diverse schools of thought-from antiquity up through the present day. In plain English, author James Mannion explains all of the great philosophies-and even provides contemporary examples to put them in perspective. Interspersed are fascinating sidebars that offer helpful hints toward understanding complex concepts and little-known facts about the lives of great philosophers. The EverythingR Philosophy Book delves into the minds of such philosophers as: * Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle * Augustine and Aquinas * Buddha and Confucius * Spinoza and Descartes * Locke and Hume * Voltaire and Rousseau * Mill and Nietzsche * Russell and Sartre Endlessly fascinating-and always clear and concise-The EverythingR Philosophy Book will be welcomed by anyone who wants to broaden his or her outlook on life.James Mannion is the author of 'The Everything Philosophy Book: Understanding the Basic Concepts of Great Thinkers-Socrates to Sartre (Everything Series)', published 2002 under ISBN 9781580626446 and ISBN 1580626440.