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An edition of From Socrates to Sartre (1984)

From Socrates to Sartre

the philosophic quest

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A tour of philosophy through six philosophers, with an emphasis on epistemology and ethics.

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Bantam Books
Language
English
Pages
426

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Subjects
History, Philosophers, Philosophy, Philosophy, history
People
René Descartes (1596-1650), Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), David Hume (1711-1776), Karl Marx (1818-1883), Plato, Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)

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From Socrates to Sartre: The Philosophic Quest
January 1, 1985, Bantam
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From Socrates to Sartre: the philosophic quest
1984, Bantam Books
paperback in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
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From Socrates to Sartre: the philosophic quest
1984, Bantam Books
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First Sentence

"Do you sometimes ask, what is reality and what is mere surface appearance?"

Table of Contents

Contents Page vii
Preface Page xvii
One. Plato
1. Virtue Is Knowledge Page 9 2. Shadow and Substance Page 20 3. The Divided Line Page 31 4. The Tripartite Soul Page 43 5. The Ideal State Page 54
Two. Descartes
6. Historical Transition to the Modern World Page 68 7. Doubting to Believe Page 91 8. God Exists Page 100 9. The Clockwork Universe Page 110 10. Body and Soul Page 121
Three. Hume
11. How Do You Know? Page 134 12. “A Well-Meanin’ Critter” Page 147 13. Will the Sun Rise Tomorrow? Page 159 14. Reason: “Slave Of the Passions” Page 170
Four. Hegel
15. A Revolution In Thought Page 186 16. The Real Is the Rational Page 199 17. Master and Slave Page 214 18. The Cunning of Reason Page 226 19. The Owl Of Minerva Page 240
Five. Marx
20. The Young Hegelian Page 261 21. Alienated Man Page 274 22. The Conflict Of Classes Page 288 23. The World To Come Page 302
Six. Sartre
24. My Existence is Absurd Page 322 25. Nausea Page 335 26. “Condemned To Be Free” Page 349 27. No Exit Page 365
Seven. In Search: The Contemporary Scene in Philosophy
28. In Search Page 286 Glossary Page 415 Index Page 419

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Library of Congress
B72 .L37 1984, B72.L37 1984

The Physical Object

Format
paperback
Pagination
xviii, 426 p. ;
Number of pages
426
Weight
218 grams

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Open Library
OL1220015M
Internet Archive
fromsocratestosa0000lavi
ISBN 10
0553251619
LCCN
94218868
OCLC/WorldCat
32168745
Library Thing
105512
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22626

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