A clear guide to humanity's greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Peter Singer. Philosophy begins with the nature of reality and how we ought to live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace, asking difficult questions and unsettling the people he met, showing them how little they actually understood.

This fascinating Second Story introduces the great thinkers of Western philosophy and explores their most intriguing ideas about the universe and our place in it. Nigel Warburton guides us on a tour of the lives and works of provocative philosophers – from Descartes' certainty ('I think, therefore I am') to Hannah Arendt who examined crimes against humanity and taught us 'the banality of evil'.

Second Stories – Inspired Guides for Curious Minds

Pages: 272, Year of Publication: 0506, Dimensions: 12.7x12.7cm