Presentations of Philosophy
Publisher
:
Albin Michel
Parution date
:
2000
EAN
:
9782226117366
Description
To practice philosophy is to think alone, but none of us can succeed at it without drawing on the thoughts of others. More than just an adventure, philosophy is also hard work, which cannot be done without reading, without tools. With this idea as a basis, André-Comte Sponville presents his vision of 12 major philosophical themes, leaving the reader free to discover the works and build up his or her own library with the guidance of the detailed bibliography on each theme and on the great Western philosophers. The principal objectives of this essay are to give readers the desire to take a closer look, and to help them find pleasure in enlightenment.
Author
André Comte-Sponville : One of the most important French philosophers of the “new wave”, André Comte-Sponville is a professor at the Sorbonne and the author of several highly acclaimed works of classical philosophy. He was critically acclaimed in the U.S. for his Small Treatise on the Great Virtues recently published by Metropolitan Books.
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