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Summary: Perfect quick reference
Review: For a long time I have looked for a one-page reference that could show me all the major philosophers, a quick sound bite about what each of them believed, and which school of philosophy each of them belonged to. This book has that on the last page. The addition of this little gem to what is already a great reference material for a basic understanding of philosophy earns this book 5 stars. If you are like me and would like to know something about everything (not everything about something) this book will serve you well.
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Summary: philosophically clueless--until today
Review: Passing through my daughter's college bookstore I came across "Introducing Philosophy." Since I knew my younger son had a summer assignment which involved studing classical and Renaissance authors, I thought this book would be a great foundation. I read the first 67 pages on the plane returning home from my daughter's university, and couldn't wait to read the rest of the book. I haven't finished it yet, because my son is reading it and he says it's "crystal clear" and is helping him with his assignment---SCORE!!!!
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Summary: Gives a good feel of the thinkers and issues
Review: This book gives a good feel for the major Western philosophers ranging from the ancient Greeks to Descartes, Hume, Hegel and Kant to Nietzsche, Marx, Feuerbach, Dewey and Sartre and how they have investigated epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics and political forms. If you don't grasp everything completely don't worry; some of these fellows, particularly the post-modernists, need to be operated on by Ockham's razor.
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Summary: philosophically clueless--until today
Review: This is an excellent introduction to the history and great minds of western philosophy. Even if you are not new to philosophical writing you will enjoy this book since it avoids "wordiness" so many other books in this area are guilty of. My only complaint about the book was the awful artwork that lends little or nothing to the information being presented. Between the amateurish drawings and the pictures of the moronic looking punk girl I found it really distracting to the overall flow of this outstanding book. The book is still a great deal, and worth every penny to someone interested in thinking deeper.
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Summary: Fantastic Introduction to Western Philosophy and Ideas
Review: This is an excellent introduction to the history and great minds of western philosophy. Even if you are not new to philosophical writing you will enjoy this book since it avoids "wordiness" so many other books in this area are guilty of. My only complaint about the book was the awful artwork that lends little or nothing to the information being presented. Between the amateurish drawings and the pictures of the moronic looking punk girl I found it really distracting to the overall flow of this outstanding book. The book is still a great deal, and worth every penny to someone interested in thinking deeper.
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