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Emphasizes the usefulness of striking up a conversation with the past. This book offers guidance on reading philosophical works with intellectual empathy, suggests 100 essential works to establish a canon, illustrates the role of philosophers in history and society, and examines the nature of history itself.

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Preface; Part 1: Philosophical Propaedeutics; One: Introduction: On the Historical Study of Philosophy; Two: 100 Great Philosophical Works; Three: The History of Philosophy in Outline; Part 2: Philosophical Perspectives; Four: On Reading Philosophical Books; Five: The Origin of Philosophy and the Theatre of the World; Six: Two Views of History and the History of Philosophy; Part 3: Philosophical Practics; Seven: Philosophical Writing; Eight: Philosophical Literacy.

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      Publisher: Northwestern University Press
      Publication Date: 6/30/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780810151970, 978-0810151970
      ISBN10: 0810151979
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Emphasizes the usefulness of striking up a conversation with the past. This book offers guidance on reading philosophical works with intellectual empathy, suggests 100 essential works to establish a canon, illustrates the role of philosophers in history and society, and examines the nature of history itself.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Part 1: Philosophical Propaedeutics; One: Introduction: On the Historical Study of Philosophy; Two: 100 Great Philosophical Works; Three: The History of Philosophy in Outline; Part 2: Philosophical Perspectives; Four: On Reading Philosophical Books; Five: The Origin of Philosophy and the Theatre of the World; Six: Two Views of History and the History of Philosophy; Part 3: Philosophical Practics; Seven: Philosophical Writing; Eight: Philosophical Literacy.

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