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Daniel Smith

How to Think Like a Philosopher

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 22/04/2021

ISBN: 9781789293180

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Science - History - Philosophy

Binding: Paperback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 224 pages

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

From Socrates to Sartre, Avicenna to Angela Davis, this accessible guide will get you up to speed on the world’s greatest minds and help you to think like them.

You’ve heard of Plato, but do you understand his Theory of Forms? What does René Descartes’ maxim ‘I think, therefore I am’ actually mean? And how is philosophy relevant to modern life?

Drawing on the thoughts and words of iconic philosophers from the ancient world right through to the present day, each chapter deals with a specific philosophical theory. Explore the conflict between free will and determinism, the political concept of Machiavellianism, the difference between metaphysics and epistemology, and what dialectics actually is in this accessibly-written guide to the smartest minds in history.

Sales points:

  • Packed with the important ideas and theories while also remaining accessible

  • Informative and concise, this is a useful and enlightening guide, written for the non-specialist

  • From the publishers of I Think Therefore I Am, over 95,000 copies sold

  • Daniel Smith is the author of eleven previous titles in this series, which have sold over 400,000 copies around the world

About the Author:

Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith is a non-fiction author and editor who has written across a range of subjects, including politics, economics and social history. He is the author of The Little Book of Big Ideas: 150 Concepts and Breakthroughs that Transformed History and the 'How to Think Like ...' series for Michael O'Mara Books, which has been published in 25 languages and sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. He is also a scriptwriter for the award-winning podcast series, Real Dictators and A Short History of . . . He lives in London with his wife and two children.

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