A Brief History of Western Philosophy

<h4><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Meet the most important thinkers questions and movements in Western philosophy-all in a short easy-to-read book.</span></h4><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Where did we come from? Why are we here? Do we really have free will? How can we truly know anything?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If you've ever wondered about these or other big questions-such as the meaning of life the nature of truth or the existence of good and evil-you're not alone. People have been asking these questions for millennia.</span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> And in searching for the answers they built our modern world.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Though Western philosophy is thousands of years old its legacy influences just about every aspect of our life today. </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But most people don't know where that legacy comes from how it evolved over time and who had a hand in shaping it.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This book gives a concise easy-to-read overview of the great people questions and ideas that shaped Western thought including:</span></p><p><br></p><ul><li>The ancient Greeks who lived before Socrates and paved the way for the birth of philosophy</li><li>The most famous philosophers like Socrates Plato and Aristotle </li><li>The major religions like Judaism Christianity and Islam that influenced Western thought</li><li>The Catholic nuns and monks like Hildegard Von Bingen who contributed to medieval philosophy</li><li>The bold Renaissance thinkers like Machiavelli and Montaigne who refused to conform with the Vatican's attempts to dictate thought</li><li>The 19th-century German philosophers like Hegel Kierkegaard and Nietzche who introduced concepts like liberalism existentialism and nihilism</li><li><strong>The old ideas that carried over into modern Europe and North America and how they changed in the process</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And much more!</em></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether you're completely new to Western philosophy or already familiar with certain thinkers and movements </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>this book will give you a clearer picture of the major players who shaped Western thought as we know it today. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Unbiased and easy to read it's a great introduction to the history of Western philosophy the questions humanity has grappled with in every age and the way these questions have impacted our modern world. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Reading this book will help you:</span></p><p><br></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Understand the forces behind Western society</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Become familiar with history's most prominent thinkers</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Engage with some of the biggest questions of all time</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Gain a solid knowledge base to take your study of philosophy deeper</span></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ready to take your place in the pantheon of Western thought? Want to meet and engage with the world's most famous philosophers?