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50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know

By: Ben Dupre
Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
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 Have you ever lain awake at night fretting over how we can be sure of the reality of the external world? Perhaps we are in fact disembodied brains, floating in vats at the whim of some deranged puppet-master? If so, you are not alone - and what's more, you are in exalted company. For this question and other ones like it have been the stuff of philosophical rumination from Plato to Popper.
In a series of accessible and engagingly written essays, 50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know introduces and explains the problems of knowledge, consciousness, identity, ethics, belief, justice and aesthetics that have engaged the attention of thinkers from the era of the ancient Greeks to the present day.
(P)2008 Quercus Editions Ltd©2007 Ben Dupré Philosophy Metaphysical
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Nice and easy to understand. Recommend it. But writing the review is a pain in the gluteus maximus ok ok

Good book

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This book is a great resource for inexperienced philosophers looking to gain some broad knowledge. The book is well written without too much expert vocabulary. I particularly like the condensed idea at the end of each chapter.

Excellent Big Picture

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Philosophy originally meant the love of wisdom. Ben Dupre is definitely extremely knowledgeable on the subject of Philosophers and their thoughts and does show understanding, and I have learnt some new ideas and concepts in the book. From the utilitarian Felicific Calculus view it was extremely pleasurable. J.S. Mill said (as quoted in the book) 'The life of Socrates disatisfied is better than a fool satisfied.' and this fool is well satisfied. Maybe Ben Dupre is extremely dissatisfied.

Thought provoking

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If you could sum up 50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need To Know in three words, what would they be?

Entertaining, intelligent, concise

Who was your favorite character and why?

Socrates

What about Laurence Kennedy’s performance did you like?

clear and pleasant to listen to

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

no but it was all interesting

Any additional comments?

none

Clear without being patronising

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OK, the narrator is a bit dry, but hey, we are talking philosophy here. But, the book is not dry at all! In fact, it is juicy with ideas that will blow your head right open. Well worth the credit and the best philosophy overview book I've found to date.

A gem of a book

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