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Why is There Something Rather Than Nothing?: Questions from Great Philosophers
Leszek Kolakowski
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Description for Why is There Something Rather Than Nothing?: Questions from Great Philosophers
Paperback. There are questions that have intrigued the world's great thinkers over the ages. They are questions that can teach us about the way we live, relate to each other and see the world. This work explores the essence of these ideas, introducing figures from Socrates to Thomas Aquinas, and concentrates on one philosophical question from each of them. Translator(s): Kolakowska, Agnieszka. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Can nature make us happy? How can we know anything? What is justice? Why is there evil in the world? What is the source of truth? Is it possible for God not to exist? Can we really believe what we see?
There are questions that have intrigued the world's great thinkers over the ages, which still touch a cord in all of us today. They are questions that can teach us about the way we live, work, relate to each other and see the world. Here, one of the world's greatest living philosophers, Leszek Kolakowski, explores the essence ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141035253
SKU
V9780141035253
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About Leszek Kolakowski
Leszek Kolakowski (1927-2009), born in Radom, Poland, was Professor of the History of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw until expelled from that post for political reasons by the Communist authorities in 1968. He left Poland that same year and from 1970 was Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He was also Professor at the Committee on Social Thought at ... Read more
Reviews for Why is There Something Rather Than Nothing?: Questions from Great Philosophers
Elegant … a conjuration of the history of philosophy as one great continuing moment of reflection
Guardian
There can be few more eminent figures in the world of ideas
The Times
The most esteemed philosopher to have produced a general introduction to his discipline since Bertrand Russell
Independent
There can be few more eminent ... Read more
Guardian
There can be few more eminent figures in the world of ideas
The Times
The most esteemed philosopher to have produced a general introduction to his discipline since Bertrand Russell
Independent
There can be few more eminent ... Read more