Dk: Philosophers: Their Lives And Works

Name: Dk: Philosophers: Their Lives And Works
Author: Dk & Blackburn, Simon
ISBN: 9780241301722

by Dk & Blackburn, Simon

ISBN: 9780241301722

Published: 2019-09-05

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

An illuminating celebration of more than 80 of the world's most important thinkers, this book explores the fascinating stories of their lives, their loves, and their pioneering ideas. Introduced with a stunning portrait of each featured philosopher, entries trace the ideas and beliefs, and the relationships and rivalries that inspired the great thinkers and influenced their work, providing revealing insights into what drove them to question the meaning of life and come up with new ways of understanding the world. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and paintings of philosophers, their homes, friends, studies, and their personal belongings, together with pages from original manuscripts, first editions, and correspondence, this book introduces the key ideas, themes, and working methods of each featured individual, setting their ideas within a wider historical and cultural context. Charting the development of ideas across the centuries in both the East and West, from ancient Chinese...

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