Description
SCM Briefly 25 Great Philosophers offers a brief guide to the lives, writings and principal philosophical ideas of some of the world's great philosophers, from Plato to Jean Paul Sartre. Here is a brief and accessible introduction to philosophy and its main proponents. In only five pages, readers get an introduction to the life, the context and the writing of each philosopher. A glossary of philosophical terms is provided at the end of the book. Philosophers covered in this book include: Plato (c. 429-347 BC), Aristotle (384-22 BC), Marcus Aurelius (121-80), Augustine (354-430), Anselm (1033-1109), Aquinas (1224/5-74), Montaigne (1533-92), Hobbes (1588-1679), Descartes (1596-1650), Locke (1632-1704), Spinoza (1632-77), Leibniz (1646-1716), Berkeley (1685-1753), Hume (1711-76), Rousseau (1712-78), Kant (1724-1804), Bentham (1748-1832), Hegel (1770-1831), Mill (1806-73), Kierkegaard (1813-55), Russell (1872-1970), Moore (1873-1958), Wittgenstein (1889-1951), Sartre (1905-80), Ayer (1910-89).
About the Author
The author of the Briefly series and SCM AS/A2 Ethics and Moral Philosophy, Dr David Mills Daniel, is an educational consultant and freelance lecturer, and a former head teacher and senior GCSE and A-level examiner. A graduate of the Universities of Cambridge and Yale, Dafydd E. Mills Daniel is a Marquand Scholar of Yale Divinity School, where he completed a Masters degree in philosophy of religion, and is currently researching for a DPhil at Oxford. A graduate and Scholar of Christ's College, Cambridge, Megan Daniel has degrees in theology and law and an MPhil in philosophy of religion from Cambridge University, and is a teacher of religious studies and law.
Reviews
Some reviews of the SCM Briefly Series 'The painless way to become well read...Daniel shows himself to be a sure-footed guide, with an obvious gift for presenting complex ideas clearly and concisely.' Church Times 'This series provides a very useful and student-friendly stepping stone between secondary and primary texts...Apart from the obvious student market, many general readers will welcome such useful introductions to some of the great names of Christian history.' Journal of Education and Christian Belief 'The Briefly series aims to help students wrap their minds around original texts without sacrificing either the subtlety or completeness of the arguments therein.'
Book Information
ISBN 9780334042129
Author David Mills Daniel
Format Paperback
Page Count 362
Imprint SCM Press
Publisher SCM Press
About the Author
The author of the Briefly series and SCM AS/A2 Ethics and Moral Philosophy, Dr David Mills Daniel, is an educational consultant and freelance lecturer, and a former head teacher and senior GCSE and A-level examiner. A graduate of the Universities of Cambridge and Yale, Dafydd E. Mills Daniel is a Marquand Scholar of Yale Divinity School, where he completed a Masters degree in philosophy of religion, and is currently researching for a DPhil at Oxford. A graduate and Scholar of Christ's College, Cambridge, Megan Daniel has degrees in theology and law and an MPhil in philosophy of religion from Cambridge University, and is a teacher of religious studies and law.
Reviews
Some reviews of the SCM Briefly Series 'The painless way to become well read...Daniel shows himself to be a sure-footed guide, with an obvious gift for presenting complex ideas clearly and concisely.' Church Times 'This series provides a very useful and student-friendly stepping stone between secondary and primary texts...Apart from the obvious student market, many general readers will welcome such useful introductions to some of the great names of Christian history.' Journal of Education and Christian Belief 'The Briefly series aims to help students wrap their minds around original texts without sacrificing either the subtlety or completeness of the arguments therein.'
Book Information
ISBN 9780334042129
Author David Mills Daniel
Format Paperback
Page Count 362
Imprint SCM Press
Publisher SCM Press
