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The philosophy book / [contributors, Will Buckingham, Douglas Burnham, Clive Hill, Peter J. King, John Marenbon, Marcus Weeks, and other contributors].

Buckingham, Will. (Added Author). Burnham, Douglas. (Added Author). Hill, C. E. (Clive E.) (Added Author). King, Peter J. (Added Author). Marenbon, John. (Added Author). Weeks, Marcus. (Added Author). DK Publishing, Inc. (Added Author).

Summary:

Explains the history of philosophy and demystifies some of its most hard-to-grasp concepts. This is done by arranging the philosophers in chronological order from 700 BCE and Thales of Miletus to the present and Slavoj Zizek.

Record details

ISBN: 9780756668617
Physical Description: 352 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st American edition.
Publisher: New York, New York : DK, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Big ideas simply explained"--Following title on cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The ancient world, 700 BCE -- 250 CE -- The medieval world, 250-1500 -- Renaissance and the age of reason, 1500-1750 -- The age of revolution, 1750-1900 -- The modern world, 1900-1950 -- Contemporary philosophy, 1950-present.