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Philosophers behaving badly /

An engaging and often hilarious survey of the far-from-fusty extra-curricular activities of some of philosophy's finest practitioners Philosophers Behaving Badly examines the lives of eight great philosophers, Rousseau, whose views on education and the social order seem curiously at odds with h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rogers, Nigel
Otros Autores: Thompson, Mel, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Peter Owen, 2005.
Edición:[US & CA territories only version].
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:An engaging and often hilarious survey of the far-from-fusty extra-curricular activities of some of philosophy's finest practitioners Philosophers Behaving Badly examines the lives of eight great philosophers, Rousseau, whose views on education and the social order seem curiously at odds with his own outrageous life; Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, two giants of the 19th century whose words seem ever more relevant today; and five immensely influential philosophers of the 20th century, Russell, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Sartre, and Foucault.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index.
ISBN:9780720613704
0720613701
9780720613681
072061368X