Douglas Groothuis

Philosophy in Seven Sentences

A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic

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Produktbeschreibung

Philosophy is not a closed club or a secret society. It's for anyone who thinks big questions are worth talking about. In this lively introduction, Douglas Groothuis upacks seven short yet pivotal sentences from the history of Western philosophy, including key ideas from Protagoras, Socrates, Aristotle, Augustine, Descartes, Pascal and Kierkegaard.

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Produktdetails

• Introductions in Seven Sentences
• Verlag: IVP Academic
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 140mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 207g
• ISBN-13: 9780830840939
• ISBN-10: 0830840931
• Artikelnr.: 42795714

Autorenporträt

Douglas R. Groothuis (Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Oregon) is professor of philosophy at Denver Seminary in Denver, Colorado. He has written several books, including Truth Decay, In Defense of Natural Theology (coeditor), Jesus in an Age of Controversy, The Soul in Cyberspace, and Christian Apologetics.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: Philosophy in Only Seven Sentences?
1. Protagoras: Man is the measure of all things.
2. Socrates: The unexamined life is not worth living.
3. Aristotle: All men by nature desire to know.
4. Augustine: You have made us for yourself, and restless is our heart until it comes to rest in you.
5. Descartes: I think, therefore I am.
6. Pascal: The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.
7. Kierkegaard: The greatest hazard of all, losing one's self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all.
Conclusion: What About These Seven Sentences? or, A Final Provocation
Notes
Index