Brief History of Thought (eBook)

A Philosophical Guide to Living

Luc Ferry (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
238 Seiten
Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-78689-807-4 (ISBN)

Infos

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the timeless wisdom of ancient Greece through to Christianity, the Enlightenment, existentialism and postmodernism, A Brief History of Thought brilliantly and accessibly explains the enduring teachings of philosophy - including its profound relevance in today's world as well as its essential role in achieving happiness and living a meaningful life.This lively journey through the great thinkers challenges every one of us to learn to think for ourselves and asks us the most important question of all: how can we live better?

Autor

Luc Ferry is a philosopher, teacher and politician. His writing has been published in twenty-five countries and he has won the Prix Medicis for his essays, as well as the Prix Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He was formerly the Minister for Youth and Education in France. A Brief History of Thought has sold over 300,000 copies in France, and appeared on the bestseller list for thirty-two consecutive weeks.

Rezensionen

This superb primer proves that philosophy belongs at the centre of life

A philosophical survival kit, in which the reader will find brilliant ideas to help them think better and live better

A lucid and committed book

This is a vital book

For everyone from the man in the street to the man in the Acropolis - a fine introduction to philosophy and its fundamental relevance to living a meaningful life

No dry academic, Ferry restores to philosophy a compelling urgency

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.1.2019
• Übersetzer: Theo Cuffe
• Verlagsort: Edinburgh
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• ISBN-10: 1-78689-807-1 / 1786898071
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78689-807-4 / 9781786898074