Philosophy

The Story of...

by Anne Rooney

What is reality? How do we know what exists? What is the nature of truth? How can we live a good life? For 2,500 years, questions such as these have been pondered by philosophers from Parmenides and Plato to Dennett and Derrida. Each great thinker has influenced subsequent generations and philosophical theory has evolved and diversified.
Should we allow capital punishment or abortion? Is it right for banks to make a profit from the poor? Is democracy the best form of government? Philosophy gives us the tools to address life's big questions and enables us to form intelligent views on everyday topics. It also helps us to see what underpins our personal decisions on issues such as the way we vote, how honest we are, and whether we give to charity.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Science

205 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2017

About the author

Anne Rooney gained a degree and then a PhD in medieval literature from Trinity College, Cambridge. After a period of teaching medieval English and French literature at the universities of Cambridge and York, she left to pursue a career as a freelance writer. She has written many books for adults and children on a variety of subjects, including literature and history. She lives in Cambridge and is Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Essex.

Reviews

[Muhammad Yusra · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book introduced to me the discipline of philosophy well.

[DS · Rating 5 out of 5]

A a comprehensive and utterly concise description of the history of philosophy, and many of the popular figures within this domain.

[Tan Jing · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is like a textbook which eases understanding. However, it has errors- both grammar and content.

On the whole, it gets more interesting as u read it- from metaphysics to epistemology to ethics to political philosophy. Reading philosophy books are similar to reading history books XD the last part piqued my interest in history- French Revolutions etc. (regret not taking history but it's okay I can learn on my own :D)

Yay merry Christmas!

P.S. The Toh tuck road popular book buffet has so many ppl (more than or equal to 100ppl :o) and I chose 3 books and to my horror, the queue was so long so I went home empty-handed)

[Danny Bigioni · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great. It's just what I was looking for and what I believe is the future of education. Thanks Anne.