A Degree in a Book: Philosophy: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Subject - in One Book!

A Degree in a Book: Philosophy: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Subject - in One Book!

by Peter Gibson
A Degree in a Book: Philosophy: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Subject - in One Book!

A Degree in a Book: Philosophy: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Subject - in One Book!

by Peter Gibson

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Overview

Filled with beautiful full color diagrams and illustrated throughout, Degree in a Book: Philosophy is a perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike.

With flow charts for each chapter, definition boxes, easily digestible features on the history of philosophy and suggestions for further reading, it provides you with everything you need to understand the fundamental issues. Learning philosophy has never been easier.

Including ideas from Aristotle and Zeno to Descartes and Wittgenstein, it covers the whole range of western thought.

By the time you finish reading this book, you will be able to answerquestions like:
• What is truth?
• What can I really know?
• How can I live a moral life?
• Do I have free will?

ABOUT THE SERIES: Get the knowledge of a degree for the price of a book with Arcturus Publishing's A Degree in a Book series. Written by experts in their fields, these highly visual guides feature flow charts, infographics, handy timelines, information boxes, feature spreads and margin annotations, allowing readers to get to grips with complex subjects in no time.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781788883276
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited
Publication date: 01/15/2019
Series: A Degree in a Book , #2
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 1,127,382
Product dimensions: 8.60(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Peter Gibson first studied English Literature at University but now has three degrees in Philosophy, including a Ph.D from Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the founder of the website philosophyideas.com which catalogs philosophical ideas from across the centuries and he strongly believes that a wider knowledge of philosophy will improve the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: What is Philosophy?
Chapter 2: Truth
Chapter 3: Reasoning
Chapter 4: Existence
Chapter 5: Knowledge
Chapter 6: Mind
Chapter 7: Persons
Chapter 8: Thought
Chapter 9: Language
Chapter 10: Values
Chapter 11: Ethics
Chapter 12: Society
Chapter 13: Nature
Chapter 14: Transcendence
Glossary
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