Philosophy in 30 days / Dominique Janicaud ; translated from the French by Lisabeth During ; with a foreword by Simon Critchley.

Author/creator Janicaud, Dominique
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Granta, 2005.
Description114 pages ; 20 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleBonheurs de sophie. French
Contents Philosophy and what it's not -- Beware of gurus -- Nothing if not critical -- A portmanteau word -- Philosophy with a capital 'P'? --Trying it out ... -- Socrates and Hippias intervene -- Difficult or simple? -- The gallery of great minds I : some philosophical stars of antiquity -- The gallery of great minds II : some modern stars -- History or analysis? -- Why? -- What is man? -- What is freedom of action? -- Moral freedom, political freedom -- The question of God -- So what about religion? -- What does happiness have to do with it? -- Which desire? Consciousness and the unconscious -- Technology and life -- Good, evil and beyond? -- The elevating effects of art -- Nietzsche the unclassifiable -- What society, which state? -- Too many questions? -- How to approach the authors -- Why not a science? -- Justice and truth -- Which kind of love? -- A few seeds of wisdom.
Abstract This introduction to thinking philosophically tackles a single question in each short chapter, explaining core philosophical issues while introducing the reader to some of the greatest thinkers in history, from Plato to Nietzsche.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 105-106) and index.
LanguageTranslated from the French.
Issued in other formOnline version: Janicaud, Dominique, 1937- Bonheurs de sophie. English. Philosophy in 30 days. London : Granta, 2005
Genre/formIntroductions.
ISBN9781862077324 (pbk.)
ISBN1862077320 (pbk.)
Standard identifier# 9781862077324 (pbk.)

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