25 Great Philosophers From Plato to Sartre

by David Mills Daniel

Overview

SCM Briefly 25 Great Philosophers offers a brief guide to the lives, writings and principal philosophical ideas of some of the world’s great philosophers, from Plato to Jean Paul Sartre. Here is a brief and accessible introduction to philosophy and its main proponents. In only five pages, readers get an introduction to the life, the context and the writing of each philosopher. A glossary of philosophical terms is provided at the end of the book. Philosophers covered in this book include: Plato (c. 429-347 BC), Aristotle (384-22 BC), Marcus Aurelius (121-80), Augustine (354-430), Anselm (1033-1109), Aquinas (1224/5-74), Montaigne (1533-92), Hobbes (1588-1679), Descartes (1596-1650), Locke (1632-1704), Spinoza (1632-77), Leibniz (1646-1716), Berkeley (1685-1753), Hume (1711-76), Rousseau (1712-78), Kant (1724-1804), Bentham (1748-1832), Hegel (1770-1831), Mill (1806-73), Kierkegaard (1813-55), Russell (1872-1970), Moore (1873-1958), Wittgenstein (1889-1951), Sartre (1905-80), Ayer (1910-89).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780334042129
Publisher:	Hymns Ancient & Modern
Publication date:	09/09/2011
Series:	SCM Briefly Series
Pages:	362
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dr David Mills Daniel is an educational consultant who has worked for several major international exam boards in the UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction     vii
Context     1
Who was John Stuart Mill?     1
What is On Liberty?     2
Some Issues to Consider     11
Suggestions for Further Reading     12
Detailed Summary of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty     15
Introductory     15
Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion     20
Of Individuality, as One of the Elements of Well-Being     30
Of the Limits to the Authority of Society Over the Individual     37
Applications     41
Overview     51
Glossary     63