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If you've always wanted to learn about philosophy but were too intimidated to get past the first word ending in 'ism,' this book provides simple explanations guaranteed to make philosophic ideas and concepts easy to understand. This entertaining book offers a broad overview of many diverse schools of thought--from antiquity up through the present day. In plain English, author James Mannion explains all of the great philosophies--and even provides contemporary examples to put them in perspective. Interspersed are fascinating sidebars that offer helpful hints toward understanding complex concepts and little-known facts about the lives of great philosophers This book delves into the minds of such philosophers as: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; Augustine and Aquinas; Buddha and Confucius; Locke and Hume; Voltaire and Rousseau; Mill and Nietzche; Russell and Sartre. Endlessly fascinating--and always clear and concise--this book will be welcomed by anyone who wants to broaden his or her outlook on life.
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