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A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton

A Little History of Philosophy Nigel Warburton ebook
Format: pdf
Publisher: Yale University Press
Page: 261
ISBN: 0300152086, 9780300152081

What does the above discussion of language games imply for the meaning of language? You stir man to take pleasure in praising you, because you have made us for yourself, and our .. I'm struck by how little some of them have read in the history of philosophy”. Philosophy is like fish: best presented without too much adornment; hard to get just right and easy to ruin. Wittgenstein explicitly states that linguistic activities are as much a part of our natural, cultural and social history. If you know a little bit about the history of philosophy, I think probably the three most influential of all modern philosophers are Descartes, Hume, and Kant. Review of Nigel Warburton's latest in today's Observer · Email ThisBlogThis! I looked (a little bit) at the history of philosophical opinion about the coloration of dreams. Consistent with his views on how philosophers should act, he summarily holds forth on current affairs. During Feng's 1948 visit to the University of Pennsylvania, he gave lectures that later became the basis of the English-language book, A Short History of Chinese Philosophy (1948). Review of A Little History of Philosophy. What is for example the philosophical meaning of Augustine's statement in his Confessiones that “to praise you [God] is the desire of man, a little piece of your creation. I disagreed with the specific presentation of history of philosophy in After Virtue, but not with its decision to present history of philosophy. Nigel Warburton discusses his latest book, A Little History of Philosophy, with Neil Denny.