{"product_id":"50-philosophy-classics-revised-edition-9781399800976","title":"50 Philosophy Classics: Revised Edition","description":"For over 2000 years, philosophy has been our best guide to the experience of being human, and the true nature of reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Aristotle, Plato, Epicurus, Confucius, Cicero and Heraclitus in ancient times to 17th century rationalists Descartes, Leibniz and Spinoza, from 20th-century greats Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Baudrillard and Simone de Beauvoir to contemporary thinkers Michael Sandel, Peter Singer and Slavoj Zizek, \u003ci\u003e50 Philosophy Classics\u003c\/i\u003e explores key writings that have shaped the discipline and had an impact on the real world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the thinking person's guide to a uniquely powerful tool for opening our minds and helping us view the world. It synthesises the 50 greatest books ever written, distilling hundreds of ideas from across the centuries with insightful commentary, key quotes and biographical information on the authors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe revised edition will: \u003cbr\u003e- include 7 new contemporary or timely classics such as Judith Butler's \u003ci\u003eGender Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Sandel's \u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of Merit\u003c\/i\u003e, Isaiah Berlin's \u003ci\u003eThe Hedgehog and the Fox\u003c\/i\u003e and Mary Midgely's \u003ci\u003eMyths We Live By.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- include a reader code to access a free pack of downloadable bonus material \u003cbr\u003e- have a revised introduction to reflect on the current relevance of philosophy today with topical themes to have emerged in the 9 years since the last edition was written. \u003cbr\u003e- have some of the less relevant titles removed \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"50 Philosophy Classics\u003ci\u003e is an impressively wide-ranging compendium of nutshell clarity. It strikes just the right balance between contextual analysis, and breezy illustrative anecdote.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDr Phil Oliver, Department of Philosophy, Middle Tennessee State University, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Brealey Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399800976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Tom Butler-Bowdon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42183744290997,"sku":"9781399800976","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f3a9feae-69f3-4f9f-abd3-fec8f0c5acc4.jpg?v=1654570467","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/50-philosophy-classics-revised-edition-9781399800976","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}