Saturday, December 3, 2016
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Philosophy, 2nd Edition, Jay Stevenson, Ph.D
A good summary of the
history of philosophy, the key philosophers, when they lived, and their ideas. Ironically,
this is my only complaint. The word guide
is in the title of the book. Yet this is not a guide to philosophy but rather a summary of the history of philosophy. The book chronicles
the contributions of philosophers; it doesn’t explore the philosophical ideas
themselves. Which is fine. I still enjoyed it. Just somewhat misleading. Four
out of five stars.
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