Have you ever found yourself alone with your thoughts? Have you ever been asked if the glass is half full or half empty? Do you wonder what true happiness is or how to attain it? Or maybe thing really matters if everything is just an illusion or a dream? These ideas are some of the central questions of philosophical enquiry that have engaged, troubled and exasperated some of the greatest minds throughout the history of human civilization, provoking argument and debate in an attempt to broaden the horizons of human thought. Author Alain Stephen seeks to explore some of these key questions by tracing their origins in the writings of prominent thinkers through the ages, from the colonnades of ancient Greece to the intellectual salons of twentieth-century France, and show how these ideas and concepts have developed over time. Why We Think the Things We Think provides plenty of food for thought for both the amateur philosopher and enlightened thinker to digest.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Michael O'mara Books Ltd
ISBN-10
1782434135
ISBN-13
9781782434139
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215768526
Product Key Features
Author
Alain Stephen
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Topic
History of Ideas & Popular Philosophy
Genre
History of Ideas & Popular Philosophy
Dimensions
Weight
295g
Height
198mm
Width
129mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
21mm
Author Biography
Alain Stephen is a freelance writer and teacher and is the author of several books on history and popular culture. He is a Master of Philosophy and is the founder and editor of the Samizdat Literary Journal. He lives in Brighton with his wife and daughter.