Philosophical Tales
Being An Alternative History Revealing The Charakters, The Plots, And The Hidden Scenes That Make Up The True Story of Philosophy
(Sprache: Englisch)
Did Plato really write those Socratic Dialogues - or was it Socrates after all? Why is it doubtful that Descartes ever really uttered, "I think, therefore I am"? And what did Sartre ever have against waiters, anyway? The history of philosophy is filled with...
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Did Plato really write those Socratic Dialogues - or was it Socrates after all? Why is it doubtful that Descartes ever really uttered, "I think, therefore I am"? And what did Sartre ever have against waiters, anyway? The history of philosophy is filled with great tales - many of them fictions, misrepresentations, falsehoods, lies and fibs.
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Was Socrates really the saintly figure he became for later philosophy? Why is it doubtful that Descartes ever really uttered, "I think, therefore I am"? And what did Sartre ever have against waiters, anyway? The history of philosophy is filled with great tales - many of them fictions, misrepresentations, falsehoods, lies and fibs. Or are they just misstatements, prevarications, and narratives not entirely based on fact? In the true spirit of a broad philosophical debate, Philosophical Tales dips a toe into the great sea of philosophy to collect, deconstruct, and relate many of history's great - and not so great - philosophical tales.Enlightening and entertaining, Philosophical Tales examines a few of the fascinating biographical details of history's greatest philosophers (alas, mostly men) and highlights their contributions to the field. By applying the true philosophical approach to philosophy itself, the text provides us with a refreshing "alternative history" of philosophy.
But why should someone want to know that Kant rolled himself three times in his sheets each night before sleeping, that Schopenhauer pushed a poor old lady down the stairs, or Marx spent as much time on beer and women as he did in the British Library? By examining the seeming trivialities of philosophers' lives - and skewering a few cherished myths along the way - Philosophical Tales provides us with illuminating insights that will encourage a more active, critical way of thinking. Blaise Pascal may have put it best when he said, "To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher."
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Forward.How to Use this Book.
[List of illustrations/ About the Pictures].
The Tales.
The Ancients.
1. Socrates the Sorcerer (469 BC E).
2. The Different Forms of Plato ( circa 427-347 BCE).
3. Aristotle the Aristocrat (384 - circa 322 BCE).
More Ancients.
4. Lao Tzu Changes into Nothing (sixth to fifth century BCE).
5. Heraclitus: the dark side of the river (c. fifth century BCE).
6. Pythagoras Counts Up to Ten (c570-495 BCE).
7. Hypatia, holds up half of the sky (circa 370-415 CE).
Medieval Philosophy.
7. Augustine the Hippocrite (354 - 430 C.E.).
8. Thomas Aquinas disputes the Existence of God ( 1225-74).
Modern Philosophy.
9. Descartes the Dilettante and More Des Cartes (1596-1650).
10. Hobbes Squares the Circle (1588-1679).
11. Spinoza grinds himself away... (1632-1677) Enlightened Philosophy.
12. John Locke invents the Slave Trade (1632-1704).
13. The Many Faces of David Hume 1711-1776.
14. Rousseau the Rogue (1712-78).
15. Kant, The Chinaman of Königsburg (and his rule-bound existence) (1724-1804).
The Idealists.
16. Gottfried Leibniz - the thinking machine (1646-1716).
17. Bishop Berkeley's Bermuda College (1685-1753).
18. Headmaster Hegel - and the dangerous lesson of history (1770-1831).
19. Arthur Schopenhauer and his Landlady (1788-1860).
The Romantics.
20. The Seduction of Søren Kierkegaard (1813- circa 1853).
21. Mill's Poetical Turn (1806-73).
22. Henry Thoreau and Life in the Shed (1817-1862).
23. Marx's revolutionary materialism (1818-83).
Recent Philosophy.
24. Russell denotes Domething (1872-1970).
25. The Ripping Yarn of Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951).
26. Heidegger's Tale (and the Nazis) (1889-1976).
27.
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Sapir-Whorf and the colour Pinker (c.1900-1950).
28. Being Sartre and not definitely not being de Beauvoir (1905-80 and not 1908-86).
29. Deconstructing Derrida (1930-2005).
30. Appendix : Women in Philosophy, and Why There Aren't Many.
Sources and Further Reading
28. Being Sartre and not definitely not being de Beauvoir (1905-80 and not 1908-86).
29. Deconstructing Derrida (1930-2005).
30. Appendix : Women in Philosophy, and Why There Aren't Many.
Sources and Further Reading
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Autoren-Porträt von Martin Cohen
Martin Cohen is a teacher and writer specializing in philosophy, ethics and education, with a special interest in computing. His books include 101 Philosophy Problems (2nd edn., 2001), Political Philosophy (2001), 101 Ethical Dilemmas (2003), and Wittgenstein's Beetle and Other Classic Thought Experiments (Blackwell, 2005). He has been editor of The Philosopher since 1995.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Martin Cohen
- 2008, 1. Auflage, 240 Seiten, 30 Abbildungen, Maße: 23 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1405140372
- ISBN-13: 9781405140379
- Erscheinungsdatum: 24.04.2008
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"We need more stories in philosophy, and Martin Cohen aims to fill this lacuna with Philosophical Tales . [This book] is intended for a general audience interested in a satirical introduction to overlooked aspects of Western philosophy and the lives of the great philosophers. Philosophical Tales does tell a number of interesting stories, and any instructor of philosophy will find it handy to have these stories available to enliven a class. Instructors will also find it valuable to use these philosophical tales to raise a compelling question: is a philosophy only as good as the philosopher who proposes it?" ( Teaching Philosophy , December 2009) "Great philosophers only become well known after their deaths. Indeed, to speak of contemporary celebrity philosophers is oxymoronic. Still, one can t help wondering who amongst living philosophers will merit future Philosophical Tales. ( The Philosopher , Autumn 2008)
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