For over 2000 years, philosophy has been our best guide to the experience of being human, and the true nature of reality. <br> <br> From 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, <i>50 Philosophy Classics</i> explores key writings that have shaped the discipline and had an impact on the real world. <br> <br> Philosophy can no longer be confined to academia, and <i>50 Philosophy Classics</i> shows how powerful it can be as a tool for opening our minds and helping us think. Whether you are fascinated or daunted by the big questions of how to think, how to be, how to act and how to see, this is the perfect introduction to some of humanity's greatest minds and their landmark books. <br><br><b>About the Author</b><br><br> Tom Butler-Bowdon is recognised as an expert on the personal development literature. His 50 Classics series has been hailed as the definitive guide to the literature of possibility, and has won numerous awards including the Benjamin Franklin Self-Help Award and the <i>Foreword Magazine</i>'s Book of the Year Award. A graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Sydney, he lives and works in both the Oxford, UK and Australia.