Philosophy: From the Ancient Greeks to Great Thinkers of Modern Times

by Rooney, Anne

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The unexamined life is not worth living. - Plato (c.427-347BC)

This illustrated book traces the historical development of philosophical thought from the Ancient Greeks through the Enlightenment to the present day. It explores the five main branches of philosophy - metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, and aesthetics - and includes biographies of significant philosophers and accounts of important texts. It is an accessible and fascinating account of the preoccupations of some of the world's greatest thinkers.

Topics include:
• The nature of being and reality
• The existence of God
• Free will and predestination
• Ethics in daily life
• How we might make a good society
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