Philosophy for beginners / by Richard Osborne ; illustrated by Ralph Edney.
| Author/creator | Osborne, Richard, 1952- author. |
| Other author | Edney, Ralph. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Writers and Readers Publishing, Incorporated, [1992] |
| Description | 184 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Writers and Readers documentary comic book Writers and Readers documentary comic book. ^A978588 |
| Contents | What is philosophy? -- Greece -- Rome -- Early Christianity -- Medieval religious philosophy -- The Renaissance -- Reformation and Counter Reformation -- Enlightenment -- Idealism -- Romantic reaction -- Materialism -- Sui generis -- Utilitarianism -- Positivism -- Eclecticism -- American philosophy -- The irrational -- Logic -- Language -- Phenomenology and existentialism -- Marxists -- Linguistics, semiology, structuralism. |
| Abstract | Why does philosophy give some people a headache, others a real buzz, and yet others a feeling that it is subversive and dangerous? Why do a lot of people think philosophy is totally irrelevant? What is philosophy anyway? The ABCs of philosophy - easy to understand but never simplistic. Beginning with basic questions posed by the ancient Greeks - "What is the world made of?" "What is man?" "What is knowledge?" "What is good and evil?"--This guide traces the development of these questions as the key to understanding how western philosophy developed over the last 2,500 years |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-184) and index. |
| Genre/form | Graphic nonfiction. |
| Genre/form | Comics (Graphic works) |
| Genre/form | Comics (Graphic works) |
| LCCN | 91050246 |
| ISBN | 086316157X (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780863161575 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B53 .O82 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |