Description
Book SynopsisDiscover the pillars of philosophy and stoke your philosophical spirit with this accessible hardback guide, featuring informative diagrams, helpful text boxes, and captivating full-colour images.
From Aristotle to Kant, the great thinkers of the world have sought to come up with rules for how to live better lives, how to govern better and how to understand the world around us. This fascinating guide introduces readers to 10 core philosophical ideas, including metaphysics, aesthetics, political philosophy and more. These principles are explained through digestible text, helpful diagrams and illustrations which help to help make even the most complex ideas accessible to everyone.
Includes:
• The different schools of philosophy which have held sway over the years
• The most influential philosophers in history, including Plato, Descartes, Nietzsche and Chomsky.
• The key concepts in every area ranging from ethics and free will to stoicis
