A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton

A Little History of Philosophy



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A Little History of Philosophy Nigel Warburton ebook
Page: 261
Format: pdf
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300152086, 9780300152081


I'm now reading A little history of Philosophy and Rivers of London, which I already know I am going to love after the first chapter. If you know a little bit about the history of philosophy, I think probably the three most influential of all modern philosophers are Descartes, Hume, and Kant. Cramming two and a half millennia of western philosophy between the covers of a little volume like this must have been a daunting task. Philosophy is like fish: best presented without too much adornment; hard to get just right and easy to ruin. So, there is some value in philosophythat is comforting. Wittgenstein explicitly states that linguistic activities are as much a part of our natural, cultural and social history. What is for example the philosophical meaning of Augustine's statement in his Confessiones that “to praise you [God] is the desire of man, a little piece of your creation. What does the above discussion of language games imply for the meaning of language? "'A Little History of Philosophy' Is Engaging, Smart and Entertaining" by. Nigel Warburton's latest book 'A Little History of Philosophy' has just been published by Yale University Press and was reviewed by Julian Baggini in The Observer. A Little History of Philosophy หนังสือปรัชญาอ่านสนุก 40 บท อันที่จริงผมอ่านค้างไว้ตั้งแต่ปีที่แล้วราว 23 บท เผลอวางลืมตอนไหนไม่ทราบ กระทั่งสองสามสัปดาห์ก่อนมีน้องใน fb คนหนึ่งถามว่า I think, therefore I am. Review of Nigel Warburton's latest in today's Observer · Email ThisBlogThis! Mike Pursley October 27th, 2011 PopMatters Magazine. Review of A Little History of Philosophy. You stir man to take pleasure in praising you, because you have made us for yourself, and our ..