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Philosophy Hacks

Philosophy Hacks

Shortcuts to 100 Ideas

by Robert Arp and Martin Cohen
Paperback
Publication Date: 30/10/2018

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100 ingenious hacks to make even the most complex philosophical theories easy to understand.

Discover the simple way to understand and remember the most groundbreaking concepts in 3,000 years of philosophical thought.

Each idea is broken down into three stages:

  1. The helicopter view, which gives you an introduction to the idea, and some context around it.
  2. The shortcut, which gives you the core elements of the theory, along with a range of examples that everyone can understand.
  3. The hack, which is a one-liner designed to stick in your memory and give you an instant grasp of the concept.

From Pascal's Wager to Kant's categorical imperative, and from Camus's Existential Nihilism to Arendt's Banality of Evil, there are 100 concepts explained.

The perfect introduction to philosophy, this is a great new way to learn about the most important philosophical ideas and concepts in a way that makes them easy to recall even months after reading the book.

ISBN:
9781788400398
9781788400398
Category:
Social & political philosophy
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
30-10-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Octopus Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
208
Dimensions (mm):
250.82x177.8x22.23mm
Weight:
0.3kg
Robert Arp

Robert Arp is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Maple Woods College and Johnson County Community College, in the Kansas City area. He has attained a PhD in Philosophy from Saint Louis University, and specializes in the philosophy of biology, the philosophy of mind, and modern philosophy.

A member of The American Philosophical Association and The Philosophy of Science Association, Robert Arp has written numerous articles, book chapters, and books, and is the editor of South Park and Philosophy (Blackwell Publishing, 2006), the co-editor of Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), and the author of An Integrated Approach to the Philosophy of Mind (Cambridge University Press, 2010). In 2013 he was general editor of 1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think. 

Martin Cohen

Martin Cohen is a writer, reviewer and editor specialising in popular books in philosophy, social science and politics. Recent projects include How to Live (2014) and Critical Thinking Skills for Dummies (2015).

He has written about the politics of the climate change debate and has been invited by the Chinese government to discuss ecological rights and indigenous communities.

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