Philosophy 101: From Plato and Socrates to Ethics and Metaphysics, an Essential Primer on the History of Thought
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Summary
Discover the world's greatest thinkers and their groundbreaking notions！
Too often， textbooks turn the noteworthy theories， principles， and figures of philosophy into tedious discourse that even Plato would reject。 Philosophy 101 cuts out the boring details and exhausting philosophical methodology， and instead， gives you a lesson in philosophy that keeps you engaged as you explore the fascinating history of human thought and inquisition。
From Aristotle and Heidegger to free will and metaphysics， Philosophy 101 is packed with hundreds of entertaining philosophical tidbits， illustrations， and thought puzzles that you won't be able to find anywhere else。
So whether you're looking to unravel the mysteries of existentialism， or just want to find out what made Voltaire tick， Philosophy 101 has all the answers--even the ones you didn't know you were looking for。
Too often， textbooks turn the noteworthy theories， principles， and figures of philosophy into tedious discourse that even Plato would reject。 Philosophy 101 cuts out the boring details and exhausting philosophical methodology， and instead， gives you a lesson in philosophy that keeps you engaged as you explore the fascinating history of human thought and inquisition。
From Aristotle and Heidegger to free will and metaphysics， Philosophy 101 is packed with hundreds of entertaining philosophical tidbits， illustrations， and thought puzzles that you won't be able to find anywhere else。
So whether you're looking to unravel the mysteries of existentialism， or just want to find out what made Voltaire tick， Philosophy 101 has all the answers--even the ones you didn't know you were looking for。
Reviews
Cherie
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Started off promising with lots of details on SPA - Socrates， Plato and Aristotle， including their key topics - Plato's theory of form， Plato's cave， Socratic method， Aristotle's ethics Started off promising with lots of details on SPA - Socrates， Plato and Aristotle， including their key topics - Plato's theory of form， Plato's cave， Socratic method， Aristotle's ethics 。。。more
Saif Elhendawi
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This book got me into philosophy， which makes me forever grateful of its influence。 However， after revisiting it and analyzing its strategy at teaching philosophy， I find it lacking in many regards。 Firstly， it attempts to explain some hard topics in philosophy with a very brief simplistic explanation， that leaves the audience confused if not already familiar with the topic。 This is probably because the book was aiming to be short and to the point， something that it delivered a bit too much in m This book got me into philosophy， which makes me forever grateful of its influence。 However， after revisiting it and analyzing its strategy at teaching philosophy， I find it lacking in many regards。 Firstly， it attempts to explain some hard topics in philosophy with a very brief simplistic explanation， that leaves the audience confused if not already familiar with the topic。 This is probably because the book was aiming to be short and to the point， something that it delivered a bit too much in my opinion。 Secondly， the order of the topics and philosophers discussed in the book is kind of annoying。 Why does the book suddenly switch from philosopher to philosophy topics， meanwhile abandoning chronology for relevance and then switching again？ This leaves the audience again confused by the context where all this philosophy is occurring （also because there is almost no explanation of the relevant history and societal aspects that shaped some of the more important philosophical movements）。 。。。more
Zaid Zain
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2021 #14Book: Philosophy 101: From Plato and Socrates to Ethics and Metaphysics， an Essential Primer on the History of ThoughtAuthor: Paul KleinmanYear: 2013Who this book is for: For people looking to unravel the mysteries of existentialism， or just want to find out what made Voltaire tick， this book has all the answers – even the ones you don’t know you were looking for。Why am I reading this book？: Always been into Philosophy for a long time now。 Got this book in 2019， and only picked it up rec 2021 #14Book: Philosophy 101: From Plato and Socrates to Ethics and Metaphysics， an Essential Primer on the History of ThoughtAuthor: Paul KleinmanYear: 2013Who this book is for: For people looking to unravel the mysteries of existentialism， or just want to find out what made Voltaire tick， this book has all the answers – even the ones you don’t know you were looking for。Why am I reading this book？: Always been into Philosophy for a long time now。 Got this book in 2019， and only picked it up recently， after a university course on philosophy of ethics reignited my interest。What I like about the book: Easy to read and touches on essentially every topic in the science of philosophy。 Although at first reading， some topics may appear to be too brief and require a 101 book in and of itself （like the matter of Eastern Philosophy）， but the author did an amazing job of extracting the key ideas and core concepts of the topic。 To condense a broad range of subjects in under 285 pages is commendable。What I don't like about the book: Nothing。Will I read this again？: Definitely a useful reference for the future。 Rating: 4/5 。。。more
Luke Merrick
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A generally good overview of the many different aspects of philosophical thought and its important influencers。 I felt that much of the material focused on was quite basic and limited in scope。 Also， some explanations given were overly dense at times。 Kleinman shows his bias from time to time， he does not appear to be a fan of God or the notion of free will。
Javal Blades
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It was a good primer but near the end started condensing and skipping stuff in relationship to some major philosophers。 It seemed focused on the western canon of philosophy？ Its simply a well done primer to philosophy throughout WESTERN history but could be better， good for what is 365 pages though。 no mentions of african philosophy， and the eastern philosophy section was slim。
Hamid
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The study of philosophy helps us to enhance our ability to solve problems， our communication skills， our persuasive powers， and our writing skills。The study of philosophy enhances a person's problem-solving capacities。 It helps us to analyze concepts， definitions， arguments， and problems。 It contributes to our capacity to organize ideas and issues， to deal with questions of value， and to extract what is essential from large quantities of information。 It helps us， on the one hand， to distinguish The study of philosophy helps us to enhance our ability to solve problems， our communication skills， our persuasive powers， and our writing skills。The study of philosophy enhances a person's problem-solving capacities。 It helps us to analyze concepts， definitions， arguments， and problems。 It contributes to our capacity to organize ideas and issues， to deal with questions of value， and to extract what is essential from large quantities of information。 It helps us， on the one hand， to distinguish fine and subtle differences between views and， on the other hand， to discover common ground between opposing positions。 It also helps us to synthesize a variety of views or perspectives into one unified whole。Philosophy contributes uniquely to the development of expressive and communicative powers。 It provides some of the basic tools of self-expression - for instance， skills in presenting ideas through well-constructed， systematic arguments - that other fields either do not use or use less extensively。 Philosophy helps us express what is distinctive in our views， it enhances our ability to explain difficult material， and it helps us to eliminate ambiguities and vagueness from our writing and speech。Philosophy provides training in the construction of clear formulations， good arguments， and appropriate examples。 It， thereby， helps us to develop our ability to be convincing。 We learn to build and defend our own views， to appreciate competing positions， and to indicate forcefully why we consider our own views preferable to alternatives。 These capacities can be developed not only through reading and writing in philosophy， but also through the philosophical dialogue， both within and outside the classroom， that is so much a part of a thorough philosophical education。Philosophy is indispensable for our ability to understand other disciplines。 Many important questions about a discipline， such as the nature of its concepts and its relation to other disciplines， are philosophical in nature。 Philosophy of science， for example， is needed to supplement the understanding of the natural and social sciences that derives from scientific work itself。 。。。more
Yoly
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This book serves as a decent introduction to philosophy。 I think it could've been better with some structure， either chronologically or thematically。 It started out with what seemed to be a chronological order but then it went all over the place mentioning people and ideas from different eras。 Also， some philosophers are glossed over in a page or two while others and their ideas get more attention in the book。Either way， I'd say the book is good if you're looking for an introduction or a refresh This book serves as a decent introduction to philosophy。 I think it could've been better with some structure， either chronologically or thematically。 It started out with what seemed to be a chronological order but then it went all over the place mentioning people and ideas from different eras。 Also， some philosophers are glossed over in a page or two while others and their ideas get more attention in the book。Either way， I'd say the book is good if you're looking for an introduction or a refresher of that Philosophy 101 course you took in college （ok， so maybe that's just me 😛）。 It is a good starting point to reading about other philosophers。 。。。more
Thomas Funke
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This is a crash course on philosophers & philosophy。 Written in an easily to digest manner， it gives short biographies on the philosophers & breaks down the various philosophies into manageable pieces making them easy to understand。 Best introductory book I've read to philosophy so far。 It's a keeper。 This is a crash course on philosophers & philosophy。 Written in an easily to digest manner， it gives short biographies on the philosophers & breaks down the various philosophies into manageable pieces making them easy to understand。 Best introductory book I've read to philosophy so far。 It's a keeper。 。。。more
Matt
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A decent introduction to a good number of philosophies。
Maxim
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For a beginner in philosophy， this book is pretty good。
Abhishek Yadav
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Sometime review become fiction。
David Agustiawan
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i like
Laura
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This really was a very good book and I will look into purchasing it in the future。 Even though advanced philosophy classes were part of my University experience - I enjoyed this book more than I did the introductory courses as I was working upwards to the advanced。
Phil Calandra
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"Philosophy 101。。。" is an informative book that outlines the various philosophical views throughout history and the major thinkers of our times。 Although the book bounces between the various philosophers and philosophies and does not link these philosophies in a coherent and logical manner， it is a good starting point for further study。 "Philosophy 101。。。" is an informative book that outlines the various philosophical views throughout history and the major thinkers of our times。 Although the book bounces between the various philosophers and philosophies and does not link these philosophies in a coherent and logical manner， it is a good starting point for further study。 。。。more
Jack Patterson
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It's passable but for a broad introduction they could've picked more interesting material and the writing doesn't help matters when the topics get very complicated It's passable but for a broad introduction they could've picked more interesting material and the writing doesn't help matters when the topics get very complicated 。。。more
Terry
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Nice introduction to major ideas and folks in philosophy
Uğur Savcı
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Şimdiye kadar yeteri kadar felsefe kitabı okumadığımı düşünerek başladığım kitap bana en azından giriş için yeterli geldi。 Zaten kitabın adından da belli olduğu gibi giriş için yazılmış bir kitap o yüzden felsefeyi merak edenler ünlü filozofları merak edenler okuyabilir。
carlos
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Introduction It’s a great book to learn a bit of history on Philosophers and their philosophical ideas。 It doesn’t give a in depth details but it will give the slight foundation。
Niken L
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First perfect bite of philoshopy for a brand new guest。
Saf Venture
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I got bored。 dnf
Utkarsh Devgn
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Simply great for readers who want more in lessThis book is a great collection of all the information one needs about philosophy， great for beginners who are confused where to begin from。 Gives a good start off to beginners。
Adrian
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As a primer in philosophy this book failed because 1。 it is disorganized 2。 it doesn't recommend books or editions that will benefit philosophy beginners 3。 it doesn't give tips on how to approach any of the topics mentioned with a beginner's point of view in mind As a primer in philosophy this book failed because 1。 it is disorganized 2。 it doesn't recommend books or editions that will benefit philosophy beginners 3。 it doesn't give tips on how to approach any of the topics mentioned with a beginner's point of view in mind 。。。more
Bruno Ribeiro
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A ideia do livro é interessante， mas há capítulos em que a abordagem ao tema é tão superficial que não permitem compreendê-lo。 Para além disso， a tradução da Ana Cristina Pais é péssima。
Carolina
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A filosofia pode ser difícil de perceber mas senti que o livro era bastante claro e apesar de não ter a maior parte dos temas do secundário em Portugal， eu ainda assim usei-o para estudar em certas partes pois a explicação é muito mais clara e concisa。 Para quem tem medo de começar a filosofia ou está bastante curioso e quer expandir oque já sabe， este livro é uma ótima opção a ter em conta。
Nada Fouad
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Mind blowing， Excellent！
Sathvik Jain
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Great introduction to philosophy。 I'd recommend this book to the beginners。 The concepts are understandable although there are other important philosophies that are not mentioned here it gives a good introduction to the world of philosophy。 He mainly focused on Western philosophy and there is too little about eastern philosophy。 Great introduction to philosophy。 I'd recommend this book to the beginners。 The concepts are understandable although there are other important philosophies that are not mentioned here it gives a good introduction to the world of philosophy。 He mainly focused on Western philosophy and there is too little about eastern philosophy。 。。。more
Howard Lenos
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Lots of materials covered。 Not really organized in a very systematic way。
Alberto Tebaldi
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I wanted to read this book to refresh myself about philosophy in general but it worked only partially， topics are extremely concise and thrown in a haphazard manner， not even in chronological order。 I refreshed partially on what I already knew， but there was no use for entertaining new ideas。
İlhan Gören
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It is a small book and trying to mention or explain the main streams about philosophy。 It is also short in depth because of limitations on size。 This book is a good short summary but not persistent。 Because it does not contain discussions and thinking over ideas。 For starting it is not bad but I prefer Jostein Gaarder's book for this purpose。 It is a small book and trying to mention or explain the main streams about philosophy。 It is also short in depth because of limitations on size。 This book is a good short summary but not persistent。 Because it does not contain discussions and thinking over ideas。 For starting it is not bad but I prefer Jostein Gaarder's book for this purpose。 。。。more
Arvhi Mega Utami
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