{"product_id":"the-philosophers-their-lives-and-the-nature-of-their-thought-paperback","title":"The Philosophers: Their Lives and the Nature of Their Thought - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen-Ami Scharfstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis highly readable volume offers a broad introduction to modern philosophy and philosophers. Ben-Ami Scharfstein contends that personal experience, especially that of childhood, affects philosophers' sense of reality and hence the content of their philosophies. He bases his argument\u003cbr\u003eon biographical studies of twenty great philosophers, beginning with Descartes and ending with Wittgenstein and Sartre. Taken together, these studies provide the beginnings of a psychological history of the philosophy of the period.\u003cbr\u003e Scharfstein first focuses on the philosophers' efforts to arrive at the objective truth and to persuade themselves and others of its existence. He then explores truth and relevance, both proposing the broadening of the traditional philosophical conception of relevance and considering\u003cbr\u003ephilosophers' need to create something that belongs to and transcends them as individuals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first words of a book begin a long and possibly difficult adventure. The adventure I am now undertaking is an appraisal of my profession, philosophy, of my fellow professionals, the philosophers, and, finally of myself at least as a person who philosophizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 8.5 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753909190944,"sku":"9780195059274","price":44.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e37ae7ba111740855308031e2689798c.webp?v=1780029330","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-philosophers-their-lives-and-the-nature-of-their-thought-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}