Esteemed philosophy professor Peter Kreeft searched throughout his career for the "one" book that could introduce philosophy to beginners in an understandable and engaging way, but could not find one that met his criteria.
So he finally decided to use his own 60 years of experience and write Socrates' Children: An Introduction to Philosophy from the 100 Greatest Philosophers to create the most accessible, enjoyable, and exciting guide to philosophy via the greatest philosophers of all time!
Socrates' Children breaks down the top 100 philosophers in four parts:
Ancient Philosophers investigates the foundations of philosophy laid by the ancient sages, Greeks, and Romans who asked the first great philosophical questions—about good and evil; truth and falsehood; wisdom, beauty, and love; and the self, the world, and God. Medieval Philosophers studies the transformation of philosophy that came about due to an unprecedented figure—Jesus Christ—and considers the philosophers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as they sought to marry the Greek philosophical tradition with divine revelation. Modern Philosophers explores the philosophical world during the Enlightenment and examines the philosophers who sought above all to answer the great questions of epistemology and politics: What is knowledge? How can we be certain? What is society? What is its greatest good? Contemporary Philosophers surveys the great philosophers of the last 200 years and observes the splintering of philosophy into a wide array of different enterprises—those that rebel against the very endeavor of philosophy, and those that return to and renew the deepest questions of meaning, happiness, and the human person. |  | Get 20% OFF and FREE U.S. shipping today at wordonfire.org/philosophy. | | GET THE SET |  |
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