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Bryan Magee tells the story of his own discovery of philosophy and makes the subject not only come alive but seem intensely relevant. He describes the fundamentals of philosophy as questions about the nature of reality encountered in the course of living, not as problems presented in the writings of the philosophers. Experiences of everyday life provoke discussions about why, through the ages, certain philosophical questions have persistently exercised our minds.
Magee's memoir follows the course of his life, so that problems and philosophers are discussed in the order in which he came upon them, rather than in chronological order. By the end of the book, we have been introduced to all the great philosophers, from the pre-Socratics to those of the twentieth century, including two of the most important contemporary philosophers, Bertrand Russell and Karl Popper, both of whom the author knew personally.
Logically and with great fluency, Magee clarifies this sometimes obscure subject, revealing its richness to readers who may have considered it inaccessible.
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Confessions of a philosopher: a personal journey through Western philosophy from Plato to Popper
1999, Modern Library
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Confessions of a Philosopher: A Personal Journey Through Western Philosophy from Plato to Popper
February 17, 1998, Random House
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Confessions of a philosopher
1997, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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