Book Review: A Little History Of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton

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What can you learn from philosophy? We often fully embody an ideology because it is easy. It is much harder to read a lot and create a hybrid philosophy that matches our outlook on life. This requires a lot of time and investment, but reading such a book clearly shows that although philosophy does not provide all the answers, it may be helpful to combine all the answers.

About the Author

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Nigel Warburton is a Senior Lecturer at the Open University and the author of many popular books on philosophy. Warburton has received a BA degree from the University of Bristol and a Ph.D. from Darwin College, Cambridge. He was a professor at the University of Nottingham before joining the Department of Philosophy at the Open University in 1994. He runs a popular philosophy blog Virtual Philosopher.

Plot- Spoiler Alert!

Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These are the kind of things that Socrates cares about. He spent his days in the ancient Athens market, asking disturbing questions, and confusing people he knew by showing them that they really know very little. This fascinating book introduces the great thinkers of Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and the best way to live in it.

In just forty chapters, Nigel Warburton guides us through the main ideas in the history of philosophy in chronological order, providing Peter Singer with thought-provoking stories about the life and death of Socratic philosophers who chose to die of hemlock poisoning instead of living without the freedom of independent thinking, He raises unforgettable philosophical issues and ethics that plague our own era.

Warburton makes philosophy easy to understand and provides inspiration for thinking, arguing, reasoning, and asking questions following the Socratic tradition. A little history of philosophy demonstrates the exploration of the human understanding of philosophy and invites everyone to join in the discussion.

The purpose of reading this book is to understand philosophy. I must say I like it very much. The best aspect of this book is that the author has provided the readers with a very smooth transition from chapter to chapter. I learned a lot through this book. Give the philosopher a satisfactory order.

Personal Verdict

The purpose of reading this book is to understand philosophy. I must say I like it very much. The best aspect of this book is that the author has a very smooth transition from chapter to chapter. I learned a lot through this book. Give the philosopher a satisfactory order.

It summarizes all tenses of philosophy in a very useful way, so you can see the correlation and difference between the philosopher’s thinking and the problem-solving method. It is nice to realize that I am almost familiar with all the philosophers mentioned in this book, and I have added some new books to my reading list.

This is a good book to review the key ideas of philosophers from ancient Greece to modern times. Nigel Warburton's work is concise and easy to understand. He easily explained the central idea of each philosopher, how it is used or reflected in the life of each thinker, and how thinkers are connected with each other.

Sarah Bakewell's Introduction: "Introduction to Human Existence: Philosophy rarely seems so clear, so important, so worthy of being done, and so easy to enter." In addition, he spoke about "presented as a history of thought" The theme of the road "rather than the eternal concept." Warburton managed to interest me with an extremely wide range of ideas and their history.

Famous Quotes

“Your moral duty is your moral duty whatever the consequences and whatever the circumstances.”

“I was not; I have been; I am not; I do not mind”

“Truth is what your contemporaries let you get away with”

“According to Locke, I could be the same man but not the same person I was previously”

Conclusion

An excellent bird's-eye view of Western philosophy. Not too much, not too little. The author is very good at putting very complex ideas into short, easy-to-understand chapters. I think this is a good starting point for deciding what philosophy you want to study in-depth.