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Book Title
What the Tortoise Taught Us : the Story of Philosophy
Publication Name
What the Tortoise Taught Us
Title
What the Tortoise Taught Us
Subtitle
The Story of Philosophy
Author
Burton Porter
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-10
1442205512
EAN
9781442205512
ISBN
9781442205512
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Genre
Philosophy
Release Date
16/11/2010
Release Year
2010
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.8in
Item Length
9.5in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
17.4 Oz
Publication Year
2010
Topic
History & Surveys / General
Number of Pages
200 Pages

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What the Tortoise Taught Us offers a lively, concise journey through western philosophy that explores the lives of major philosophers, their ideas, and how their thinking continues to influence our lives today. Using a chronological approach, Burton Porter shows how various philosophers address life's big questions. By putting each philosopher and their ideas into historical context, he helps us understand how certain ideas developed based on the thinking of the time, and how those ideas have influenced our modern perceptions. Using familiar language and interesting anecdotes, Porter provides us with an extremely readable and lively history that takes themes that characterize each age to reflect on the greater human experience. The book includes the philosophies and lives of the ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, and continues through time into the Middle Ages with St. Thomas Aquinas, to the Renaissance, and beyond. Porter explores the metaphysics of Descartes and Hobbs; the epistemology of Hume and Berkeley, and the ethics of Kant and Mill among others. Finally he concludes with contemporary issues, including racism, abortion, and modern feminism. Porter is able to explain these complex ideas in a clear, simple, and straightforward way. What the Tortoise Taught Us is a balanced and approachable look at life's basic questions through the eyes of the philosophers that have helped shape modern thought.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1442205512
ISBN-13
9781442205512
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92456114

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Book Title
What the Tortoise Taught Us : the Story of Philosophy
Author
Burton Porter
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History & Surveys / General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Philosophy
Number of Pages
200 Pages

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Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.4in
Height
0.8in
Length
9.5in
Item Weight
17.4 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
B74.P67 2010
Reviews
This well-written book, which reads like a novel, will appeal to anyone who wants to know what philosophy is all about. Arranged historically, it begins with the Presocratics and ends with contemporary philosophic trends: linguistic philosophy, feminist thought, and the moral issues of abortion and racism. Chapters focus on topics including philosophy of religion, metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. The Presocratics are presented as thinkers who raised questions that still are perplexing, such as how much to trust the senses and how much to trust reason. The tortoise in the title refers to Zeno's paradox of the tortoise and the hare, and teaches readers "to question what we see and take to be true"--a good statement of philosophy's mission. Porter (Western New England Univ.) offers enough biographical information to situate philosophers in their time and place. One quibble is that Porter says Berkeley "did not believe the world is real"; however, Berkeley only claimed its reality was not material. The author does explain Berkeley's view accurately in his exposition. Clearly written, and offering a good bibliography and index, this book will be a valuable addition to any library. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through graduate students; general readers.
Table of Content
Chapter 1: The Beginning of Reflection Chapter 2: Being Governed By the Mind: Rational Thought Chapter 3: Religious Faith: The Philosophy of Religion Chapter 4: Personal Identity and Human Nature: Metaphysics Chapter 5: How Things Seem and What They Are: Epistemology Chapter 6: The Purpose of Living: Ethics Chapter 7: Contemporary Trends Chapter 8: Epilogue Chapter 9 Index Chapter 10 About the Author
Copyright Date
2010
Lccn
2010-019909
Dewey Decimal
190
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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