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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. (His super snarky one-page intro to the section on 20th century "Continental Philosopher," whom he very unfavorable compares to the Anglo-American modern empiricist-analytical school, is hilarious. ( ) Un libro come questo di 682 pagine, in inglese, non lo si legge, lo si tiene sul comodino e lo si consulta ogni qualvolta nella battaglia quotidiana della vita, hai bisogno di capire di cosa sono fatti gli uomini e il luogo dove abitano. Un viaggio nella storia della vita e di chi, chiamandosi o chiamato filosofo, cerca o ha cercato di capire il senso di tutto. Ardua impresa davvero, ma Grayling mi pare ci riesca alla meglio. Lo conosco per avere letto altri suoi libri. Si dichiara a-teo, ma non è prevenuto. Liberamente scrive quello che pensa e capita di farsi capire ed essere accettato anche da chi non la pensa come lui. E questo posso essere anche io che filosofo non sono, anzi sono l'ultimo arrivato in questo campo della conoscenza. Per ora ho letto soltanto la bellissima introduzione e il capitolo sugli stoici. Mi ritengo un seguace di questa filosofia anche se sono un dinosauro digitale. Anzi, proprio per questa ragione. Una filosofia che ha oltre due millenni di vita, che ha ancora qualcosa da dire a chi nasce e vive nel terzo millennio dell'era moderna, significa pure qualcosa, non vi pare? A very good over view of a history of (mainly) western Philosophy. Have tried a few before but have foundered. A few reasons for the success of this version: - about the right length, both overall but also for each individual topic - took time to not just use the technical language but explained those instances where the same words may have been used but with different meanings - at times humorous to boot. Also learnt a new word “redound” which I, at first thought was a typo, as the word (when first used) was in a context that lent itself to meaning “rebound”, and it has a very similar meaning. It included short sections on Indian, African, Chinese and Arabic-Persian philosophy. I di not find these worked as well, which is probably as much to do with my comparative unfamiliarity with the subject matter. Big Ship 29 December 2019 no reviews | add a review
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"The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions, from one of the world's most eminent thinkers The story of philosophy is the story of who we are and why. An epic tale, spanning civilizations and continents, it explores some of the most creative minds in history. But not since the long-popular classic Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy, published in 1945, has there been a comprehensive and entertaining single-volume history of this great, intellectual, world-shaping journey. With characteristic clarity and elegance, A.C. Grayling takes the reader from the worldviews and moralities before the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates through Christianity's capture of the European mind, from the Renaissance and Enlightenment on to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre and, finally, philosophy today. Bringing together these many threads that all too often run parallel, he surveys in tandem the great philosophical traditions of India, China and the Persian-Arabic world"-- No library descriptions found. |
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