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Philosophy Bites Back [Pehme köide]

(Oxford University, BBC), (Open University)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 300 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 197x128x17 mm, kaal: 316 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-May-2014
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0198705964
  • ISBN-13: 9780198705963
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 300 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 197x128x17 mm, kaal: 316 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-May-2014
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0198705964
  • ISBN-13: 9780198705963
Presents interviews with leading philosophers who discuss the ideas and works of the most important philosophers throughout history, including Socrates, Wittgenstein, and Derrida.

Philosophy Bites Back is the second book to come out of the hugely successful podcast Philosophy Bites. It presents a selection of lively interviews with leading philosophers of our time, who discuss the ideas and works of some of the most important thinkers in history. From the ancient classics of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, to the groundbreaking modern thought of Wittgenstein, Rawls, and Derrida, this volume spans over two and a half millennia of western philosophy and illuminates its most fascinating ideas.

Philosophy Bites was set up in 2007 by David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. It has had over 12 million downloads, and is listened to all over the world.

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a stimulating introduction to thinkers and themes for students and general readers alike * P D Smith, The Guardian *

Introduction ix
Who is your favourite philosopher? xi
1 Mary Margaret McCabe on Socrates and the Socratic Method
1(9)
2 Angie Hobbs on Plato on Erotic Love
10(10)
3 Terence Irwin on Aristotle's Ethics
20(9)
4 Anthony Kenny on Thomas Aquinas' Ethics
29(8)
5 Quentin Skinner on Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince
37(14)
6 Sarah Bakewell on Michel de Montaigne
51(10)
7 A. C. Grayling on Rene Descartes' Cogito
61(9)
8 Susan James on Baruch de Spinoza on the Passions
70(11)
9 John Dunn on John Locke on Toleration
81(8)
10 John Campbell on George Berkeley's Puzzle
89(8)
11 Peter Millican on David Hume's Significance
97(9)
12 Nick Phillipson on Adam Smith on What Human Beings Are Like -
106(9)
13 Melissa Lane on Jean-Jacques Rousseau on Modern Society
115(9)
14 Richard Bourke on Edmund Burke on Politics
124(8)
15 A.W Moore on Immanuel Kant's Metaphysics
132(11)
16 Robert Stern on G. W. F. Hegel on Dialectic
143(13)
17 Richard Reeves on John Stuart Mill's On Liberty
156(8)
18 Clare Carlisle on Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling
164(8)
19 Aaron Ridley on Friedrich Nietzsche on Art and Truth
172(10)
20 Peter Singer on Henry Sidgwick's Ethics
182(8)
21 Robert B. Talisse on The Pragmatists and Truth
190(11)
22 Barry C. Smith on Ludwig Wittgenstein
201(13)
23 Hugh Mellor on Frank Ramsey on Truth
214(9)
24 Mary Warnock on Jean-Paul Sartre's Existentialism
223(7)
25 Chandran Kukathas on Friedrich Hayek and Liberalism
230(8)
26 Jonathan Wolff on John Rawls on Justice
238(12)
27 Robert Rowland Smith on Jacques Derrida on Forgiveness
250(9)
Notes on Contributors 259(6)
Further Raiding 265(8)
Winners of the Twitter Competition 273
David Edmonds is an award-winning documentary maker for the BBC World Service. He is the author or co-author (with John Eidinow) of several books, including Wittgenstein's Poker (short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award), Bobby Fischer Goes To War (long-listed for the Samuel Johnson prize), and Rousseau's Dog (about the relationship between Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume). He is currently a Research Associate at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University and a Contributing Editor for Prospect Magazine.





Nigel Warburton is a freelance philosopher, podcaster, and writer. His books include A Little History of Philosophy, Philosophy: the Basics, Thinking from A to Z, Philosophy: the Classics, The Art Question, and Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction. He runs several weblogs including virtualphilosopher.com and artandallusion.com.