Teach Yourself 101 Key Ideas: Philosophy

by Paul Oliver

Teach Yourself 101 Key Ideas: Philosophy is an accessible guide to the key people and ideas that have shaped cultures through the centuries. Author Paul Oliver identifies the most influential philosophers and examines how they have shaped ancient and modern thought.

Genres: Philosophy, Reference

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

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Reviews

[Garion Bracken]

Great little book. Every page gives you a short run down on a different idea or person in Philosohpy. There are 101 pages. So you get a little intro to lots of different ideas. Some you'll know and will learn a little more about. Others will be completely new. But even when it's a philosophy of something like ethics, which you understand there's always another way of seeing things and at times you get an eye opener in this way in the pages of this quite short book. It's a nice reader for keeping beside the toilet or to read from time to time if you're in the middle of another Long book, with it's fragmented style you can pick it up and put it down at your leisur. Really enjoyed it.

[Chrislyn Koch]

Really informative

[Shishir]

A little book with definitions and numerous examples - Somewhat limited in elaboration only due to its mandate of being a brief introduction. Good read.