{"product_id":"philosophical-tales-9781405140379","title":"Philosophical Tales","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid Plato really write those Socratic Dialogues - or was it Socrates after all? Why is it doubtful that Descartes ever really uttered, I think, therefore I am? And what did Sartre ever have against waiters, anyway? The history of philosophy is filled with great tales - many of them fictions, misrepresentations, falsehoods, lies and fibs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We need more stories in philosophy, and Martin Cohen aims to fill this lacuna with \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. [This book] is intended for a general audience interested in a satirical introduction to overlooked aspects of Western philosophy and the lives of the great philosophers.  \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Tales\u003c\/i\u003e does tell a number of interesting stories, and any instructor of philosophy will find it handy to have these stories available to enliven a class.  Instructors will also find it valuable to use these philosophical tales to raise a compelling question: is a philosophy only as good as the philosopher who proposes it?” (\u003ci\u003eTeaching Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2009)   \u003cp\u003e\"Great philosophers only become well known after their deaths. Indeed, to speak of contemporary celebrity philosophers is oxymoronic. Still, one can't help wondering who amongst living philosophers will merit future Philosophical Tales. (\u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e, Autumn 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForword! viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use this Book x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilosophical Illustrations xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tales\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI The Ancient 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII More Ancients 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Medieval Philosophy 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Modern Philosophy 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Enlightened Philosophy 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI The Idealists 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII The Romantics 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII Recent Philosophy 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScholarly Appendix: Women in Philosophy, and Why there Aren't Many 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Sources and Further Reading 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 269\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407877611863,"sku":"9781405140379","price":19.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405140379.jpg?v=1730500826","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/philosophical-tales-9781405140379","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}