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The Dream of Reason Anthony Gottlieb

The Dream of Reason par Anthony Gottlieb

The Dream of Reason Anthony Gottlieb


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Résumé

Illuminating history of Western philosophy from the sixth century BC to the Renaissance, this work provides an introduction to the puzzling personalities of the philosophers, as well as a presentation of their views.

The Dream of Reason Résumé

The Dream of Reason: A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance Anthony Gottlieb

An exceptionally rich, intelligible and illuminating history of Western philosopy from the sixth century BC to the Renaissance, "The Dream Of Reason" provides an introduction to the puzzling personalities of the philosophers, as well as an extremely sensitive and persuasive presentation of their views.

À propos de Anthony Gottlieb

Anthony Gottlieb is a former executive editor of the Economist and has held visiting fellowships at Harvard University and All Souls College, Oxford. His work has appeared in the New Yorker and The New York Times. He lives in New York.

Sommaire

Part 1: the archetypes - "the Milesians"; the harmony of the world - "the Pythagoreans"; the man who searched for himself -"Heraclitus"; the truth about nothing - "Parmenides"; the ways of paradox - "Zeno"; love and strife - "Empedocles"; mind and matter - "Anaxagoras"; he who laughs last - "Democritus"; opening Pandora's box - "the Sophists". Part 2: philosophy's martyr -"Socrates and the Socratics"; the republic of reason - "Plato"; the master of those who know - "Aristotle". Part 3: three roads to tranquillity - "epicureans, stoics and sceptics"; the haven of piety - "from late antiquity to the Renaissance".

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GOR001251200
9780140252743
0140252746
The Dream of Reason: A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance Anthony Gottlieb
Occasion - Très bon état
Broché
Penguin Books Ltd
2001-09-27
480
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