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Philosophy : a visual encyclopedia / Robert Fletcher. Paola Romero, Marianne Talbot, Nigel Warburton, Amna Whiston, authors.

Contributor(s): London, UK : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2020Edition: First American editionDescription: 208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780241412992
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 103 P54 2020
Contents:
Reality and existence Knowledge The mind Logic and language Science Right and wrong Religion Society Beauty and art
Summary: Thousands of years ago, ancient philosophers asked some important questions: "What is real?", "What is the point of my existence?", "Why is there evil in the world?", and "What can I know?" These questions have gone on to spark passionate debates about our existence and how we understand the world around us. In this engaging and accessible introduction to philosophy, readers aged 11+ will be introduced to a variety of philosophical ideas through the teachings of Plato, Confucius, Simone de Beauvoir, and many more. Vibrant, reader-friendly illustrations bring the history of ideas and thinking to life, and provide topics for reflection and debate. With biographies of the most influential philosophers from around the world, young readers will explore the questions that have been fundamental to the development of scientific study, logical thinking, religious beliefs, freedom in society, and much more. Thought experiments peppered throughout will help to connect readers with the theories presented so they can apply them to their own lives
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
General Reference General Reference Senior High School Library General Reference Section GC GRef 103 P54 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan SHS000690

Includes index

Reality and existence
Knowledge
The mind
Logic and language
Science
Right and wrong
Religion
Society
Beauty and art

Thousands of years ago, ancient philosophers asked some important questions: "What is real?", "What is the point of my existence?", "Why is there evil in the world?", and "What can I know?" These questions have gone on to spark passionate debates about our existence and how we understand the world around us. In this engaging and accessible introduction to philosophy, readers aged 11+ will be introduced to a variety of philosophical ideas through the teachings of Plato, Confucius, Simone de Beauvoir, and many more. Vibrant, reader-friendly illustrations bring the history of ideas and thinking to life, and provide topics for reflection and debate. With biographies of the most influential philosophers from around the world, young readers will explore the questions that have been fundamental to the development of scientific study, logical thinking, religious beliefs, freedom in society, and much more. Thought experiments peppered throughout will help to connect readers with the theories presented so they can apply them to their own lives

Senior High School Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS)

In English

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