{"product_id":"philosophy-for-beginners-9781934389027","title":"Philosophy for Beginners","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy does philosophy give some people a headache, others a real buzz, and yet others a feeling that it is subversive and dangerous? Why do a lot of people think philosophy is totally irrelevant? What is philosophy anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ABCs of philosophy - easy to understand but never simplistic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with basic questions posed by the ancient Greeks - What is the world made of? What is a man? What is knowledge? What is good and evil? - \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e traces the development of these questions as the key to understanding how Western philosophy developed over the last 2,500 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Osborne\u003c\/b\u003e is a philosopher and writer with special interests in Art, Technology and contemporary culture. He is the author of several works including \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFreud For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e. Richard Osborne currently teaches art theory and philosophy at the University of the Arts in London. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy in Art\u003c\/i\u003e (Zidane Press 2008) which examines the relationship between the two.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"For Beginners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643504955666,"sku":"9781934389027","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2fad658b-68a6-4f22-b7c0-0c3986fb1cf1.jpg?v=1733087164","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/philosophy-for-beginners-9781934389027","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}