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How We Are and How We Got Here: A Practical History of Western Philosophy

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A fresh and original presentation that is easy for students, instructors, and general readers to use. This well-written, insightful history of philosophy is basic enough to be understood by those with no prior experience with philosophy but sophisticated enough to inform further those with some knowledge of philosophy.

Table of Contents

About Philosophy
1 — Plato
2 — Aristotle
3 — The Not-So-Dark Ages
4 — The “Scientific Revolution”
5 — The Rise of Modern Epistemology
6 — The Rise of Modern Political Philosophy
7 — Questioning Epistemology’s Assumptions
8 — Immanuel Kant’s Revolution
9 — German Idealism
10 — Political Philosophies of Social Reform
11 — The Explosion of Individualism
12 — American Pragmatism and Progressivism
13 — Philosophy’s Great Divide — Positivism versus Process
14 — Phenomenology and Existentialism
15 — Continental Social and Political Philosophy
16 —…

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Douglas Giles, PhD
Douglas Giles, PhD

Written by Douglas Giles, PhD

Philosopher by trade & temperament, professor for 21 years, bringing philosophy out of its ivory tower and into everyday life. https://dgilesauthor.com/

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