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Alain Stephen

This Book Will Make You Think

Philosophical Quotes and What They Mean

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 07/07/2016

ISBN: 9781782435068

Subject: Non-Fiction

Binding: Paperback

Size: Other

Extent: 224 pages

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

An informative and accessible guide to all of the great philosophers’ best-known theories, explained through their most famous quotes.

We may have heard of Socrates, Plato, Descartes and Nietzsche, but what did they believe? What were their famous aphorisms? And what did these actually mean?

This Book Will Make You Think: Philosophical Quotes and What They Mean explains as simply as possible the ideas behind the world's most highly regarded philosophers, examining their beliefs and presenting choice quotes that succinctly distil their most famous theories, such as:

‘No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience.’ Locke

‘If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.’ Voltaire

‘Whereof one cannot speak thereof one must be silent.’ Wittgenstein

Written in an accessible and informative style, this book will help readers get to grips with the complex concepts of philosophy through the ages, and help match the theories to the names.

Reviews:

Informative and accessible

The Good Book Guide

Sales points:

  • Succinctly distils each of the great philosophers' best-known theories through their most famous quotes

  • Includes descriptions of all the big names and their core beliefs. Covers the greatest thinkers, such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Seneca the Younger, Descartes, Kant, Marx, Nietzsche, Locke, Russell and Wittgenstein

  • The perfect gift for both the amateur philosopher as well as the more experienced practitioner, or for anyone wishing to brush up on their philosophical knowledge

  • From the publishers of I Think, Therefore I Am (over 40,000 copies sold) and by the author of Why We Think the Things We Think

About the Author:

Alain Stephen

Alain Stephen is a freelance writer and teacher and is the author of several books on philosophy, history and popular culture, including This Book Will Make You Think: Philosophical Quotes and What They Mean. He is a Master of Philosophy and is the founder and editor of the Samizdat Literary Journal. He lives in Brighton with his wife and daughter.