The Bedside Book of Philosophy: From the Birth of Western Philosophy to The Good Place: 125 Historic Events and Big Ideas to Push the Limits of Your Knowledge (Volume 1) (Bedside Books)

A fascinating exploration into the 125 most important milestones in philosophy, all in one handy book perfect for keeping on your bedside table or carrying wherever you go. Now is the perfect time to expand your knowledge and learn something new or delve deeper into a topic you’ve always been interested in. With 125 concise, informative, and entertaining entries, The Bedside Book of Philosophy explores the key theories, great insights, thought-provoking questions, influential personalities, and seminal publications in the field over the millennia. Gregory Bassham covers a wide range of topics and cultures—from Confucian ethics and Plato’s theory of forms to Occam’s Razor, Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature , existentialism, feminist philosophy, Social Darwinism, and The Good Place —all in an accessible, conversational voice. Includes 75 black-and-white illustrations throughout. One of the world's more fascinating subjects - the millennia-old search for answers to the deepest, most fundamental questions of reality. As author Gregory Bassham notes, "[Philosophy's] successes lie largely in the questions themselves, and in the rich and vibrant conversations those questions can provoke as they become increasingly sophisticated and complex." In this book, Bassham chronicles the history of philosophy through 125 ideas and the people behind those ideas over the centuries - landmark events, theories, and seminal publications over a range of topics and cultures. In concise but informative, entertaining, and easy-to-digest entries, he covers everything from Buddha's concept of no-self (annatta) to Plato's "Apology," Ockham's "Razor," Descartes's "Meditations on First Philosophy," existentialism, Social Darwinism, de Beauvoir's "The Secret Sex," cosmopolitanism, and "The Good Place."--Back cover **A fascinating exploration into the 125 most important milestones in philosophy, all in one handy book perfect for keeping on your bedside table or carrying wherever you go.**__The Bedside Book of Philosophy____A Treatise of Human Nature____The Good Place__