The Great Philosophers
Frederic Raphael editor Ray Monk editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Published:5th Apr '01
Should be back in stock very soon
The Great Philosophers in one volume: the widely acclaimed series on the greatest philosophers by specialists writing for the general reader.
The Great Philosophers brings together in one volume and in chronological order the best from our hugely successful series: Anthony Gottlieb on Socrates; Bernard Williams on Plato; John Cottingham on Descartes; Roger Scruton on Spinoza; David Berman on Berkeley; Anthony Quinton on Hume; Terry Eagleton on Marx; Ray Monk on Russell; Jonathan Ree on Heidegger; Peter Hacker on Wittgenstein; Frederic Raphael on Popper Andrew Hodges on Turing.
The virtue of these deceptively brief books is that they are the real thing * Evening Standard *
The books should improve the cultural circulation of philosophy by their style as well as their substance * TES *
A promising venture * The Times *
If you want to acquire some first-hand experience of philosophy and democracy you would do well to read this welcome series * Times Higher Educational Supplement *
One can stumble into philosophy in the course of any activity - reading novels, doing maths, bringing up children, fighting wars. Such an inclusive conception of philosophy lies behind this collection edited by Ray Monk and Frederic Raphael, who are both more than philosophers * New Statesman *
ISBN: 9780753811368
Dimensions: 197mm x 134mm x 38mm
Weight: 396g
512 pages