Jeremy Stangroom est un écrivain et éditeur britannique axé sur la philosophie. Il est rédacteur et co-fondateur de The Philosophers’ Magazine, ainsi que co-fondateur du site web 'Butterflies and Wheels'. Son travail explore souvent la pensée critique et les questions de société, dans le but de rendre les concepts philosophiques accessibles à un public plus large. L'approche de Stangroom se caractérise par sa clarté et son engagement, encourageant les lecteurs à réfléchir aux questions complexes du monde moderne.
Truth has always been a central preoccupation of philosophy in all its forms and traditions. This work takes a look at how and why modern thought and culture lost sight of the importance of truth. It is intended for those who have ever been bored, frustrated, bewildered or plain enraged by the worst excesses of the fashionable intelligentsia.
A unique compilation of logical teasers and lateral-thinking problems designed to stretch your brainpower and strengthen your mind.
The Story of Philosophy sees philosophy for what it is: a passionate, exhilarating quest for human understanding that cannot be reduced to dry categories or simple definitions. It's a story with plot twists, a murder, accidental discoveries, disastrous love affairs, geniuses, idiots, monks, and vagabonds. At the heart of it all are the ideas and obsessions that have captured great thinkers from the very beginning. Packed with intriguing anecdotes and fascinating detail, James Garvey and Jeremy Stangroom bring us face to face with the most important philosophers in western history. Rigorous, refreshingly free of academic jargon, and highly accessible, this is the ideal introduction for anyone who wants to gain a new perspective on philosophy's biggest thoughts. This paperback book has 419 pages and measures: 19.7 x 12.8 x 2.6cm.
"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." C. G. JungFrom Behaviourism to Introspection and Cognitivism to Conditioning, fifty key concepts across three hundred of years of psychological research are each explained in 500 words. Including early pioneers and cutting-edge theorists, the achievements of the world's greatest minds, such as Freud, Jung, Skinner and Piaget, are vividly brought to life.JEREMY STANGROOM is a social scientist with a PhD from the London School of Economics.
Is your brain ready for a thorough philosophical health check? Really, it won't hurt a bit...Is what you believe coherent and consistent? Or is it a jumble of contradictions? If you could design yourself a God, what would He (or She, or It) be like? Can you spot the logical flaw in an argument (even if it's hiding from you)? And how will you fare on the tricky terrain of ethics when your taboos are under the spotlight? If all this causes your brain to overheat, there is a philosophy general knowledge quiz to round off with. Do You Think What You Think You Think? presents a dozen quizzes that will reveal what you really think and what it all adds up to (brace yourself: it might not add up to what you expected). Challenging, fun, infuriating - sometimes all at once - this book will enable you to discover the you you never knew you were. Think of it as an MOT for your mind.
The Ultimate Philosophical Handbook
Delve into philosophical brainteasers that challenge your thinking and explore complex ideas. Julian Baggini, an acclaimed author, invites readers to navigate the nuances of thought and perception, encouraging a deeper understanding of life's dilemmas. This collection promises to stimulate intellectual curiosity and provoke meaningful discussions, making it a perfect companion for those who enjoy pondering life's big questions.
Are you authoritarian or libertarian? Are we morally obligated to end the world? And just what’s wrong with eating your cat? Would You Eat Your Cat? challenges you to examine these and many other philosophical questions. This unique collection of classic and modern problems and paradoxes is guaranteed to test your preconceptions. Jeremy Stangroom creates contemporary versions of famous dilemmas that explore the morality of suicide and the ethics of retribution. He then delves into the background of each conundrum in detail and helps you discover what your responses reveal about yourself with a unique morality barometer. Are you ready to have your best ideas confronted and your ethical foundations shaken? If so, then Would You Eat Your Cat? is the book for you.
Philosophy : 50 in 500 unravels its most central concepts through five tightly focused chapters. From metaphysics to modern economic theories, from grou ndbreaking advances inspired in psychology to its relationship with postmodernist theory, this book examines the greatest ide as from the greatest thinkers humankind has ever known . Arguments on topics as diverse as the right s of man and the origins of the species, and the existence of God and the concept of the Ego , are considered in this book which combines history with contemporary culture in a celebration of the most important thoughts on "life, libert y and the pursuit of happiness". Because t he book is presented chronologically , readers can gain a distinct sense of the historical development of philosophy, with features o n everything from epistemology and metaphysics to feminism, psychoanalysis and postmodernism.
Das Buch lädt dazu ein, die eigene Denkweise zu hinterfragen und logische Fehler zu erkennen. Es bietet unterhaltsame Aufgaben, die dazu führen, die eigenen Überzeugungen zu prüfen und möglicherweise neue Einsichten zu gewinnen. Eine spannende Entdeckungsreise zu Ihrem unbekannten Ich erwartet Sie!
Eine leicht verständliche Einführung in die Geschichte der Philosophie und ihrer hervorragendsten Denker: Das Leben, die Ideen und Werke der wichtigsten Philosophen aller Zeiten.
