A Degree in a Book: Philosophy: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Subject ... In One Book!

by Peter Gibson

Overview

A perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike, A Degree in a Book: Philosophy provides you with all the concepts you need to understand the fundamental issues.

Filled with helpful diagrams, suggestions for further reading, and easily digestible features on the history of philosophy, this book makes learning the subject easier than ever. Including ideas from Aristotle and Zeno to Descartes and Wittgenstein, it covers the whole range of western thought.

By the time you finish reading this book, you will be able to answer questions like:
• What is truth?
• What can I really know?
• How can I live a moral life?
• Do I have free will?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789504316
Publisher:	Arcturus Publishing
Publication date:	12/12/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	888,358
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Peter Gibson first studied English Literature at University but now has three degrees in Philosophy, including a Ph.D from Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the founder of the website philosophyideas.com which catalogues philosophical ideas from across the centuries and he strongly believes that a wider knowledge of philosophy will improve the world.

Table of Contents

What is Philosophy?
Truth
Reasoning
Existence
Knowledge
Mind
Persons
Thought
Language
Values
Ethics
Society
Nature
Transcendence