philosophy, modern

"By now, it should be clear: in the face of disinformation and disaster, we cannot hot take, life hack, or meme our way to a better future. But how should we respond instead? In How to Think like a Philosopher, Julian Baggini turns to the study of reason itself for practical solutions to this question, inspired by our most eminent philosophers, past and present. Baggini offers twelve key principles for a more human, balanced, and rational approach to thinking: pay attention; question everything (including your questions); watch your steps; follow the facts; watch your language; be eclectic; be a psychologist; know what matters; lose your ego; think for yourself, not by yourself; make connections, not theories; and don't give up. Each chapter is chockfull of real-world examples showing these principles at work-from the discovery of penicillin to the fight for trans rights-and how they lead to more thoughtful conclusions. More than a book of tips and tricks (or ways to be insufferably clever at parties), How to Think like a Philosopher is an invitation to develop the habits of good reasoning that our world desperately needs"--.

"Traces the development of thought through historical movements and periods from 1500 to 1830"--Provided by publisher.

In graphic novel format looks at the ideas, lives, and times of eighteen seventeenth-century thinkers including Francis Bacon, Voltaire, Sir Issac Newton, and others.

Presents basic writing and selections from the work of Locke, Voltaire, Berkeley, Hume, Reid, Condillac, La Mettrie, Hamann, and Lichtenberg.

Chronicles the history of thought in the twentieth century, beginning with four topics introduced in 1900--the unconscious, the gene, the quantum, and Picasso's first paintings in Paris--and covering the major artists, writers, philosophers, and scientists that shaped the next hundred years and the way people think in the modern world.

Discusses intellectual indulgence, citing good and bad examples of intellectual writing by Western thinkers throughout history and judging them based on the amount of common sense they reflect.

Attempts to explain the philosophy of postmodernism, and looks at what various postmodern thinkers have to say about art and architecture, power and knowledge, the media, time-space compression, and other topics.

Chronicles the development of Western philosophy from antiquity to the twenty-first century, and describes the ideas of some of history's best-known thinkers, including Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle..