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- Telling the compelling story of western philosophy from Plato to Nietzsche, Mark Anderson presents a series of through-provoking interpretations of its major figures.
- Author(s): Mark Anderson
- 160 Pages
- Philosophy, History & Surveys
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A concise history of western philosophy from Plato to Nietzsche narrating its gradual decline into nihilism.Book Synopsis
Telling the compelling story of western philosophy from Plato to Nietzsche, Mark Anderson presents a series of through-provoking interpretations of its major figures.Anderson traces western thought through the conflict between the order of Being and the change of Becoming. Identifying Plato as the premiere philosopher of Being and Nietzsche as the peerless advocate of Becoming, the book tracks the transition from a realist worldview to the world of skepticism, relativism and nihilism we inhabit today.
Traveling from the ancient Greeks to modern nihilists, Anderson explores the thought of Parmenides and Heraclitus; Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus; Augustine, Aquinas, and Ockham; Descartes, Hume, and Kant. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in Platonism, its place in the history of western metaphysics, and its power to help us understand the ethical crisis of our postmodern world.
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This is a fun, lively, deeply informed and pedagogically useful story of the movement in Western philosophy from Parmemides to Nietzsche.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .44 Inches (D)
Weight: .74 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 160
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: History & Surveys
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Theme: Ancient & Classical
Format: Hardcover
Author: Mark Anderson
Language: English
Street Date: October 16, 2025
TCIN: 1006650531
UPC: 9781350555983
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-7859
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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