A Little History of Philosophy

Nigel Warburton

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A Little History of Philosophy

Nigel Warburton

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2011

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Little Histories

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For readers of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, an equally irresistible volume that brings history's greatest philosophers to life

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Nigel Warburton is a freelance philosopher, bestselling author of many popular introductions to philosophy, and co-host of the much-loved Philosophy Bites podcast. He lives in Oxford, UK.

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Philosophy Philosophy, other

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1. The Man Who Asked Questions
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2. True Happiness
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3. We Know Nothing
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4. The Garden Path
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5. Learning Not to Care
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6 Who Is Pulling Our Strings?
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7. The Consolation of Philosophy
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8. The Perfect Island
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9. The Fox and the Lion
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10. Nasty, Brutish, and Short
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11. Could You Be Dreaming?
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12. Place Your Bets
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13. The Lens Grinder
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14. The Prince and the Cobbler
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15. The Elephant in the Room
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16. The Best of All Possible Worlds?
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17. The Imaginary Watchmaker
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18. Born Free
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19. Rose-Tinted Reality
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20. What if Everyone Did That?
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21. Practical Bliss
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22. The Owl of Minerva
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23. Glimpses of Reality
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24. Space to Grow
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25. Unintelligent Design
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26. Life’s Sacrifices
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27. Workers of the World Unite
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28. So What?
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29. The Death of God
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30. Thoughts in Disguise
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31. Is the Present King of France Bald?
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32. Boo!/Hooray!
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33. The Anguish of Freedom
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34. Bewitched by Language
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35. The Man Who Didn’t Ask Questions
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36. Learning from Mistakes
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37. The Runaway Train and the Unwanted Violinist
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38. Fairness Through Ignorance
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39. Can Computers Think?
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40. A Modern Gadfly
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Index
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October 25, 2011

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9780300177541

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288

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https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300177541

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A Little History of Philosophy

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

1. The Man Who Asked Questions

2. True Happiness

3. We Know Nothing

4. The Garden Path

5. Learning Not to Care

6 Who Is Pulling Our Strings?

7. The Consolation of Philosophy

8. The Perfect Island

9. The Fox and the Lion

10. Nasty, Brutish, and Short

11. Could You Be Dreaming?

12. Place Your Bets

13. The Lens Grinder

14. The Prince and the Cobbler

15. The Elephant in the Room

16. The Best of All Possible Worlds?

17. The Imaginary Watchmaker

18. Born Free

19. Rose-Tinted Reality

20. What if Everyone Did That?

21. Practical Bliss

22. The Owl of Minerva

23. Glimpses of Reality

24. Space to Grow

25. Unintelligent Design

26. Life’s Sacrifices

27. Workers of the World Unite

28. So What?

29. The Death of God

30. Thoughts in Disguise

31. Is the Present King of France Bald?

32. Boo!/Hooray!

33. The Anguish of Freedom

34. Bewitched by Language

35. The Man Who Didn’t Ask Questions

36. Learning from Mistakes

37. The Runaway Train and the Unwanted Violinist

38. Fairness Through Ignorance

39. Can Computers Think?

40. A Modern Gadfly

Index

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