The great philosophers : an introduction to Western philosophy / Bryan Magee.

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Magee, Bryan

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TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.Description: 352 p. : ports. b&w ; 20 cmISBN:

9780192893222

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Preface, Bryan Magee -- Dialogue 1. Plato, Myles Burnyeat -- Dialogue 2. Aristotle, Martha Nussbaum -- Dialogue 3. Medieval Philosophy, Anthony Kenny -- Dialogue 4. Descartes, Bernard Williams -- Dialogue 5. Spinoza and Leibniz, Anthony Quinton -- Dialogue 6. Locke and Berkeley, Michael Ayes -- Dialogue 7. Hume, John Passmore -- Dialogue 8. Kant, Geoffrey Warnock -- Dialogue 9. Hegel and Marx, Peter Singer -- Dialogue 10. Schopenhauer, Frederick Copleston -- Dialogue 11. Nietzsche, J.P. Stern -- Dialogue 12. Husserl, Heidegger and Modern Existentialism, Hubert Dreyfus -- Dialogue 13. The American Pragmatists, Sidney Morgenbesser -- Dialogue 14. Frege, Russell and Modern Logic, A.J. Ayer -- Dialogue 15. Wittgenstein, John Searle.

Summary: Beginning with the death of Socrates in 399 BC, and following the strand of philosophical inquiry through the centuries to recent figures such as Bertrand Russell and Wittgenstein, Bryan Magee's conversations with fifteen contemporary writers and philosophers provide an accessible and exciting account of Western philosophy and its greatest thinkers. With contributions from A. J. Ayer, Bernard Williams, Martha Nussbaum, Peter Singer, and John Searle, the book is not only an introduction to the philosophers of the past, but gives an invaluable insight into the view and personalities of some of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	190 MAG gre (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11998

Includes index.

Preface, Bryan Magee --
Dialogue 1. Plato, Myles Burnyeat --
Dialogue 2. Aristotle, Martha Nussbaum --
Dialogue 3. Medieval Philosophy, Anthony Kenny --
Dialogue 4. Descartes, Bernard Williams --
Dialogue 5. Spinoza and Leibniz, Anthony Quinton --
Dialogue 6. Locke and Berkeley, Michael Ayes --
Dialogue 7. Hume, John Passmore --
Dialogue 8. Kant, Geoffrey Warnock --
Dialogue 9. Hegel and Marx, Peter Singer --
Dialogue 10. Schopenhauer, Frederick Copleston --
Dialogue 11. Nietzsche, J.P. Stern --
Dialogue 12. Husserl, Heidegger and Modern Existentialism, Hubert Dreyfus --
Dialogue 13. The American Pragmatists, Sidney Morgenbesser --
Dialogue 14. Frege, Russell and Modern Logic, A.J. Ayer --
Dialogue 15. Wittgenstein, John Searle.

Beginning with the death of Socrates in 399 BC, and following the strand of philosophical inquiry through the centuries to recent figures such as Bertrand Russell and Wittgenstein, Bryan Magee's conversations with fifteen contemporary writers and philosophers provide an accessible and exciting account of Western philosophy and its greatest thinkers. With contributions from A. J. Ayer, Bernard Williams, Martha Nussbaum, Peter Singer, and John Searle, the book is not only an introduction to the philosophers of the past, but gives an invaluable insight into the view and personalities of some of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century.

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