A fascinating exploration into the 125 most important milestones in philosophy, all in one handy book perfect for keeping on your bedside table or carrying wherever you go.
Now is the perfect time to expand your knowledge and learn something new or delve deeper into a topic you’ve always been interested in. With 125 concise, informative, and entertaining entries,
The Bedside Book of Philosophy explores the key theories, great insights, thought-provoking questions, influential personalities, and seminal publications in the field over the millennia. Gregory Bassham covers a wide range of topics and cultures—from Confucian ethics and Plato’s theory of forms to Occam’s Razor, Hume’s
A Treatise of Human Nature, existentialism, feminist philosophy, Social Darwinism, and
The Good Place—all in an accessible, conversational voice. Includes 75 black-and-white illustrations throughout.
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Gregory Bassham is professor of philosophy at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, where he specializes in the philosophy of law, critical thinking, and the connections between pop culture and philosophy. He is also coeditor of several successful books, including
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy (Open Court) and
The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy (Wiley), and the lead writer of
Critical Thinking: A Student’s Introduction, 5th ed. (Mc Graw-Hill). Bassham earned his Ph D at the University of Notre Dame, and his articles and essays on philosophy are featured in numerous periodicals and books. Having taught philosophy for 25 years, he has read virtually every major work of philosophy ever written.
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