{"product_id":"beginners-guide-to-philosophy-9781605980782","title":"Beginner's Guide to Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ideal introduction history of western philosophy: An illuminating discourse on the major thinkers, from Plato to Descartes to Nietzsche.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small marvel, \u003cem\u003eA Beginner's Guide to Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e provides an instructive and delightful introduction to philosophy. Despite its brevity, this beginner's guide covers a vast range of authors and topics. The reader will find discussions of ancient and modern philosophy, beginning with the pre-Socratic thinkers, before moving on to Plato and Aristotle. The narrative then proceeds to an elegant survey of modern philosophers: Descartes, Nietzche, Kant, and Hegel.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At the end of this poignant yet practical intellectual journey, Dominique Janicaud at last addresses the problems that have occupied thinkers through the ages: the existence of God, the meaning of life, human nature, and the question of freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJanicaud, Dominique:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDominique Janicaud\u003c\/b\u003e, a renowned French philosopher and Heidegger specialist, taught at the University of Nice. He died of a heart attack after swimming in the Mediterranean in 2002.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914191573266,"sku":"9781605980782","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09d5985e-e5a4-4682-9871-5c59beb25ea0.jpg?v=1738809279","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beginners-guide-to-philosophy-9781605980782","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}