{"product_id":"a-little-history-of-philosophy-paperback","title":"A Little History of Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNigel Warburton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of E. H. Gombrich's \u003ci\u003eA Little History of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, an equally irresistible volume that brings history's greatest philosophers to life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A primer in human existence: philosophy has rarely seemed so lucid, so important, so worth doing and so easy to enter into. . . . A wonderful introduction for anyone who's ever felt curious about almost anything.\"--Sarah Bakewell, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow To Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible, he offers inspiration to think, argue, reason, and ask in the tradition of Socrates. \u003ci\u003eA Little History of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e presents the grand sweep of humanity's search for philosophical understanding and invites all to join in the discussion.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNigel Warburton\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance philosopher, bestselling author of many popular introductions to philosophy, and co-host of the much-loved \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Bites\u003c\/i\u003e podcast. He lives in Oxford, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754157998368,"sku":"9780300187793","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/96966df4730bc9d0b20a8b2310820e19.webp?v=1780034662","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-little-history-of-philosophy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}