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| great thinkers: Great Thinkers The School of Life, 2016-09-08 The Great Thinkers is a collection of some of the most important ideas of Eastern and Western culture - drawn from the works of those philosophers, political theorists, sociologists, artists and novelists whom we believe have the most to offer to us today. We've worked hard to make the thinkers in this book clear, relevant and charming, mining the history of knowledge to bring you the ideas we think have the greatest importance to our times. This 480-page book contains the canon of The School of Life, the gallery of individuals across the millennia who help to frame our intellectual project - and we have succeeded if, in the days and years ahead, you find yourself turning to our thinkers to illuminate the multiple dilemmas, joys and griefs of daily life. |
| great thinkers: Great Thinkers, Great Ideas Vincent J. Falcone, 1988 |
| great thinkers: Great Thinkers on Great Questions Roy Abraham Varghese, 2009-04-01 This innovative and challenging book presents cogent answers from some of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century to fifteen of the most enduring questions posed by humanity. For questioning minds who seek alternative philosophical viewpoints, this is a unique and accessible assessment of humankind's common experience that offers a new vision for the next millenium. |
| great thinkers: Sociological Insights of Great Thinkers Christofer R. Edling, Jens Rydgren, 2010-11-18 In this book, leading sociologists expand the scope of their discipline by revealing the sociological aspects of the works of great philosophers, scientists, and writers. Sociologists have long recognized that sociological insight can be gleaned from creative thinkers outside their formal discipline. Sociological Insights of Great Thinkers: Sociology through Literature, Philosophy, and Science captures and examines those insights in 32 essays that discuss scholars and writers not normally associated with any sociological school of thought. Following a tradition of enriching the sociological toolkit by finding influence in philosophy and literature, the volume's contributors—an international group of renowned scholars—eschew biography to focus solely on sociological interpretations that can be drawn from the work of many of history's preeminent thinkers. Among the book's subjects are philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato, Kant, and Cassirer; scientists such as Darwin and Galileo; and authors such as Kafka, Proust, and Shakespeare. The essays not only allow readers to see such thinkers in a new light, but underscore the fact that sociological questions have lain at the very heart of humanity throughout history. |
| great thinkers: Philosophy Philip Stokes, 2011-08-31 'It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.' - Aristotle This illustrated guide showcases the major philosophers of the western tradition. Concise and informative, it provides an ideal introduction to their lives, ideas and the effect those ideas have had on the wider world. Both easy-to-use and a stimulating read, this book is an ideal reference for anybody interested in philosophy, and especially for those who want a clear, entertaining exposition of the ideas that shape the way we think. Key features: • A-Z format, covering the ideas of many of history's most influential thinkers, from Aristotle and Cicero to controversial contemporary philosophers such as Peter Singer and Jacques Derrida • At-a-glance summaries of the major works of each philosopher featured • Fully illustrated |
| great thinkers: Great Thinkers of the Eastern World Ian Philip McGreal, 1995 Information on religious and philosophical thinkers from China, India, Japan, Korea and the Islamic world |
| great thinkers: History of Political Philosophy Leo Strauss, Joseph Cropsey, 2012-06-15 Designed for undergraduate students, a historical survey of the most important political philosophers in the Western tradition. This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by specialists on the various philosophers, this third edition has been expanded significantly to include both new and revised essays. |
| great thinkers: 100 Great Thinkers Jay Greene, 1969-05-30 |
| great thinkers: Nietzsche John Armstrong, 2015-02-15 Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet and cultural critic. He is best known for his controversial idea of ‘life affirmation’ that challenged traditional morality and all doctrines. Born in 1844 outside Leipzig, Germany, his teachings inspired people in all walks of life, from dancers and poets to psychologists and social revolutionaries. Here you will find insights from his greatest works.The School of Life takes a great thinker and highlights those ideas most relevant to ordinary, everyday dilemmas. These books emphasize ways in which wise voices from the past have urgently important and inspiring things to tell us. |
| great thinkers: The Great Philosophers Stephen Law, 2013-02-28 Since the beginning of time mankind has struggled with the big questions surrounding our existence. Whilst most people have heard of Socrates, Machiavelli and Nietzsche, many are less clear on their theories and key concepts. In The Great Philosophers, bestselling author Stephen Law condenses and deciphers their fundamental ideas. Avoiding the technical jargon and complex logic associated with most books on philosophy, Law brings the thoughts of these great thinkers, from Confucius and Buddha to Wittgenstein and Sartre, to life. |
| great thinkers: Great Economic Thinkers Jonathan Conlin, 2019-01-15 Great Economic Thinkers presents an accessible introduction to the lives and works of thirteen of the most influential economists of modern times: Adam Smith, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Alfred Marshall, Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes, and Nobel Prize winners Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, John Forbes Nash, Jr., Daniel Kahneman, Amartya Sen, and Joseph Stiglitz. Free from confusing jargon and equations, the book describes key concepts put forward by these thinkers and shows how they have come to shape how we see ourselves and our society. Readers will consider the role played by the division of labor, wages and rents, cognitive biases, saving, entrepreneurship, game theory, liberalism, laissez-faire, and welfare economics. All of the economists featured have had a profound influence on our attitudes towards market intervention and regulation, taxation, trade, and monetary policy. Each of the chapters—all written by an acknowledged expert—combines a biographical outline of a single thinker with critical analysis of their contribution to economic thought. If you’ve ever wanted to find out more about the theorists who gave us the invisible hand, Marxism, Keynesianism, creative destruction, behavioral economics, and many other foundational concepts of economics, this collection of essays is the perfect place to start. |
| great thinkers: The Problem of Human Life as Viewed by the Great Thinkers from Plato to the Present Time Rudolf Eucken, 1909 |
| great thinkers: Great Thinkers A-Z Julian Baggini, Jeremy Stangroom, 2004-03-01 Great Thinkers, A-Z brings together 100 short, accessible snapshots of the people who have shaped Western thought from the ancient Greeks to today. The snapshots, written by the world's leading experts, describe a major thinker's life and work with suggestions for further reading on each one. Covering philosophers as well as cultural and scientific thinkers-such as Foucault, Darwin, Einstein and Freud-who have had a major impact on philosophy, Great Thinkers, A-Z is the ideal book for anyone interested in the history of ideas and in contemporary thought. Entries include: Adorno, Arendt, Aquinas, Aristotle, Augustine, Avicenna, Ayer, Bacon, Baudrillard, de Beauvoir, Benjamin, Bentham, Bergson, Berkeley, Boethius, Brentano, Butler, Camus, Carnap, Chomsky, Churchland, Cixous, Collingwood, Comte, Craik, Croce, Darwin, Davidson, Deleuze, Dennett, Descartes, Derrida, Dewey, Dilthey, Duns Scotus, Einstein, Foucault, Frege, Freud, Gadamer, Godel, Habermas, Hayek, Hegel, Heidegger, Hobbes, Hume, Husserl, Irigaray, James, Kant, Kierkegaard, Kripke, Kristeva, Kuhn, Leibniz, Levinas, Lewis, Locke, Machiavelli, MacIntyre, Marx, Macmurray, Merleau-Ponty, Mill, Montaigne, Moore, Nagel, Negri, Nietzsche, Nozick, Nussbaum, Paine, Pascal, Peirce, Plato, Plotinus, Popper, Putnam, Pythagoras, Quine, Rawls, Rorty, Rousseau, Russell, Santayana, Sartre, Schopenhauer, Searle, Seneca, Sidgwick, Singer, Socrates, Spinoza, Taylor, Turing, Vico, Weil, Whitehead, Wittgenstein, Zeno |
| great thinkers: Great Minds Don’t Think Alike Marcelo Gleiser, 2022-02-08 Does technology change who we are, and if so, in what ways? Can humanity transcend physical bodies and spaces? Will AI and genetic engineering help us reach new heights or will they unleash dystopias? How do we face mortality, our own and that of our warming planet? Questions like these—which are only growing more urgent—can be answered only by drawing on different kinds of knowledge and ways of knowing. They challenge us to bridge the divide between the sciences and the humanities and bring together perspectives that are too often kept apart. Great Minds Don’t Think Alike presents conversations among leading scientists, philosophers, historians, and public intellectuals that exemplify openness to diverse viewpoints and the productive exchange of ideas. Pulitzer and Templeton Prize winners, MacArthur “genius” grant awardees, and other acclaimed writers and thinkers debate the big questions: who we are, the nature of reality, science and religion, consciousness and materialism, and the mysteries of time. In so doing, they also inquire into how uniting experts from different areas of study to consider these topics might help us address the existential risks we face today. Convened and moderated by the physicist and author Marcelo Gleiser, these public dialogues model constructive engagement between the sciences and the humanities—and show why intellectual cooperation is necessary to shape our collective future. Contributors include David Chalmers and Antonio Damasio; Sean Carroll and B. Alan Wallace; Patricia Churchland and Jill Tarter; Rebecca Goldstein and Alan Lightman; Jimena Canales and Paul Davies; Ed Boyden and Mark O’Connell; Elizabeth Kolbert and Siddhartha Mukherjee; Jeremy DeSilva, David Grinspoon, and Tasneem Zehra Husain. |
| great thinkers: Great Minds in Regional Science Peter Batey, David Plane, 2020-07-31 This is the first volume in a new series on 'Great Minds in Regional Science,' which seeks to present a contemporary view on the scientific relevance of the work done by great thinkers in regional science. It presents, among others, Walter Isard, Martin Beckmann and Gunnar Myrdal. Each contribution combines factual biographical information, a description of their major contributions, and a discussion of the broader context of the work, as well as an assessment of its current relevance, scientific recognition and policy impact. The book attempts to fill a gap in our knowledge, and to respond to the growing interest in the formation and development of the field of regional science and its key influential figures. |
| great thinkers: Great Christian Thinkers Pope Benedict XVI, 2011 In 50 brief chapters, originally delivered as public audiences to the faithful in St Peter's Square, Benedict XVI offers absorbing, perceptive, and often edifying sketches of some of Christianity's greatest thinkers and writers. The book is divided in four parts: The Apostolic Fathers: Witnesses from the first generations after the New Testament; The Patristic Theologians: From councils and controversies, from Origen to Augustine; Early Medieval Thinkers: The beginnings of scholastic and monastic theologies; Later Medieval Thinkers: The flowering of Christian theology in the high Middle Ages. Benedict discusses the most notable theologians from East and West, along with figures whose primary witness was as ascetics, poets, mystics, and a number of popes, politicians, and missionaries. The historical circumstances and theological ideas of each are explained with the clarity of an experienced teacher. Benedict always has an eye to their deepest religious convictions and struggles as well as to their present importance to the church and Christian life today. |
| great thinkers: Fifty Major Political Thinkers Ian Adams, R.W. Dyson, 2004-03-01 Fifty Major Political Thinkers introduces the lives and ideas of some of the most influential figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day. The entries provide a fascinating introduction to the major figures and schools of thought that have shaped contemporary politics, including: Aristotle Simone de Beauvoir Michel Foucault Mohandas Gandhi Jurgen Habermas Machiavelli Karl Marx Thomas Paine Jean-Jacques Rousseau Mary Wollstonecraft. Fully cross-referenced and including a glossary of theoretical terms, this wide-ranging and accessible book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the evolution and history of contemporary political thought. |
| great thinkers: 100 Philosophers Lesley Levene, 2021-09-16 |
| great thinkers: The Making of Modern Economics Mark Skousen, 2015-01-28 Here is a bold history of economics - the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today's rigorous social science. Noted financial writer and economist Mark Skousen has revised and updated this popular work to provide more material on Adam Smith and Karl Marx, and expanded coverage of Joseph Stiglitz, 'imperfect' markets, and behavioral economics.This comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to the major economic philosophers of the past 225 years begins with Adam Smith and continues through the present day. The text examines the contributions made by each individual to our understanding of the role of the economist, the science of economics, and economic theory. To make the work more engaging, boxes in each chapter highlight little-known - and often amusing - facts about the economists' personal lives that affected their work. |
| great thinkers: 100 Great Thinkers Jay Elihu Greene, 1967 |
| great thinkers: One Hundred Philosophers Peter J. King, 2004 What is the nature of good and evil? What is the meaning of existence and who are we really? For thousands of years the greatest minds have struggled with questions such as these, weighing every thought against its every conceivable opposite. |
| great thinkers: The Great Anarchists Paul Eltzbacher, Steven T. Byington, 2004-12-17 This classic comparative study examines the thoughts of seven major writers on the subject of anarchy, using their own words to define the concept of anarchism, with subsidiary investigations of their ideology on the subjects of law, the state, and property. Three-quarters of this book consists of classified quotations from the seven writers—Godwin, Proudhon, Stirner, Bakunin, Kropotkin, Tucker, and Tolstoy; the author’s incisive commentary on each forms the balance of the text. An excellent introduction to anarchist theory and a convenient reference, this volume features a chronological presentation that clearly illustrates the theory’s historical development. The author selects the most important aspects of doctrine and matches them with revealing quotations. His choice of apt illustrations makes this compilation consistently interesting and enlightening, leaving readers with vivid and definite impressions of anarchistic teachings. |
| great thinkers: Great Political Thinkers William Ebenstein, 1966 |
| great thinkers: American Sketches Walter Isaacson, 2009-11-24 One of America's most versatile writers, author of bestselling biographies such as Steve Jobs and Benjamin Franklin, has assembled a gallery of portraits of (mostly) Americans that celebreate genius, talent, and versatility, and traces his own education as a writer and biographer. In this collection of essays, the brilliant, acclaimed biographer Walter Isaacson reflects on lessons to be learned from Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton, and other interesting characters he has chronicled both as biographer and journalist. The people he writes about have an awesome intelligence, but that is not the secret to their success. They had qualities that were even more rare, such as imagination and true curiousity. Isaacson also reflects on how he became a writer, the lessons he learned from various people he met, and the challenges for journalism in the digital age. He also offers loving tributes to his hometown of New Orleans, which offers many of the ingredients for a creative culture, and to the Louisiana novelist Walker Percy, who was an early mentor. In an anecdotal and personal way, Isaacson describes the joys of writing and the way that tales about the lives of fascinating people can enlighten our own lives. |
| great thinkers: Great Thinkers A-Z Julian Baggini, Jeremy Stangroom, 2004-06-15 Præsentation af 100 store tænkere, fortrinsvis filosoffer |
| great thinkers: The Philosophers Ted Honderich, 1999-05-13 The Philosophers introduces some of the most brilliant minds in history and shows the enduring fascination of their ideas, which shaped our civilization. An illustrious team of authors offer concise and illuminating tours through the lives and thought of the twenty-eight greatest Western philosophers, from Socrates to Sartre. Each chapter is illustrated with a portrait of its subject, guidance is given to further reading, and a chronological table fills in the historical context. This is the ideal way for any reader to learn about these famous thinkers. |
| great thinkers: The Thinkers Brad Herzog, 2021-08-31 |
| great thinkers: Great Minds Gianfranco Poggi, Giuseppe Sciortino, 2011 Great Minds revisits key social thinkers that have made significant, distinctive, and controversial contributions to the development of modern social theory. |
| great thinkers: CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND GREAT THINKERS Andreas Sofroniou, 2013-08-28 This book, CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND GREAT THINKERS, encompasses nine titles of different subjects and their issues, namely: PSYCHOLOGY, CONCEPTS OF BEHAVIOUR, PSYCHOLOGY OF CHILD CULTURE, PSYCHOTHERAPY, CONCEPTS OF TREATMENT, FREUDIAN ANALYSIS, JUNGIAN SYNTHESIS, SOCIOLOGY, CONCEPTS OF GROUP BEHAVIOUR, PHILOLOGY, CONCEPTS OF EUROPEAN LITERATURE, SOCIAL SCIENCES, CONCEPTS OF BRANCHES AND RELATIONSHIPS, PHILOSOPHY FOR HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. As such, the author attempts to bring together the concepts and thoughts of social scientists and the values of philosophical endea |
| great thinkers: The Essential Wisdom of the World's Greatest Leaders Carol Kelly-Gangi, 2019-06-06 The Essential Wisdom of the World's Greatest Leaders gathers hundreds of quotations from more than two hundred leaders. Within these pages you'll find presidents, scholars, and philanthropists; jurists, generals, and activists; saints, scientists, and students. The selections are arranged thematically and illuminate the intellect, character, determination, and particular genius of these remarkable men and women-- |
| great thinkers: What is Education for?: The View of the Great Thinkers and Their Relevance Today Nicholas Tate, 2015-07-01 Dr Nicholas Tate looks at the philosophies of 10 great thinkers from history and explains how their ideas put current education issues into a new perspective, while suggesting additional ones to be addressed. The aim is to show how engaging with interesting past minds can both help put current issues in a new perspective and suggest additional ones to be addressed. |
| great thinkers: Philosophy Jeremy Harwood, 2010 From philosophy's founding fathers like Thales, Socrates or Plato to great minds of the post-modern era, including Sartre, Ayer and Feyerabend, this concise new guide presents 100 of the world's most influential thinkers. Arranged from the ancient world to the present day, each philosopher's key ideas, notable works and pronouncements are encapsulated in a series of succinct biographies, accompanied by illustrations, at-a-glance fact panels and thought-provoking quotations. |
| great thinkers: Geometry's Great Thinkers Bonnie Leech, 2006-08-01 Introduces several mathematicians who contributed significantly to the history of geometry. |
| great thinkers: The Religion of Thirty Great Thinkers Albert Gehring, 1925 |
| great thinkers: Michael Foucault Christopher Watkin, 2018 Hugely influential, Michel Foucault work has not only impacted a diverse range of disciplines - from history and sociology to fine arts, feminism, and gay and lesbian studies - but has also profoundly shaped Western culture at a street level. Yet until now there has been no overarching systematic approach to his work from a Reformed perspective - let alone one that is as fair and accessible as Watkin. After walking us through key elements of Foucault thought, Watkin both critiques and answers Foucault through the Bible teaching on history, power, and identity. His insights are necessary reading for anyone who wants to engage thoughtfully with the ideas of our culture-- |
| great thinkers: How Great Thinkers Transformed Our Ideas C C Hagan, 2024-05-28 Dare to think!” This was the catch cry of the Enlightenment over 300 years ago when the breakaway from religion towards a more secular society began. Isaac Newton led the Scientific Revolution which transformed society for the next 300 years with progress not then dreamed of. Stephen Hawking revealed a new cosmology and linked Einstein’s relativity to small scale quantum mechanics. Yet what was the mind set of Newton’s age compared to Hawking’s age? What were the changes in the mind sets of society and philosophy during those 300 years and were they all linked to science? This book represents a slice of the history of ideas, science and philosophy mixed with their personal lives against how science, mathematics and philosophy evolved over those 300 years. Revealed are the truly astonishing stories and ideas of five of the greatest thinkers who ever lived who provided us rich insights into the cosmos. Their stories class them as true founders of scientific revolutions, battlers with feats of endurance, and triumphs to rise to great heights. Through the personal tragedies of Curie and Hawking to the intellectual battles fought by Einstein, Newton and Leibniz these five scientists inspire us and enrich our ideas. |
| great thinkers: The Great Thinker Mary Gow, 2010-07-01 A biography of ancient Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle, whose writings on zoology, logic, the philosophy of nature, metaphysics, ethics, politics, and literary criticism influenced Western thought for hundreds of years--Provided by publisher. |
| great thinkers: Philosophy: Theories and Great Thinkers David Papineau, 2016-04 Weaving together thought-provoking debates, stimulating ideas and illuminating insights from the world's great thinkers, Philosophy: Theories and Great Thinkers offers a rigorous yet thoroughly accessible survey of the history of Western thought from Plato to Derrida and beyond. |
| great thinkers: 40 Critical Thinkers in Community Development Peter Westoby, David Palmer, Athena Lathouras, 2020 |
Great Thinkers: A Guide to the History of Political Philosophy
Featuring biographies, introductory essays, bibliographies of the best secondary literature, as well as multimedia content on thinkers from Plato to Nietzsche, the site seeks to aid students and …
A Guide to Plato's Political Philosophy
Our very conception of philosophy—of rigorous thinking concerning the true situation of man, the nature of the whole, and the perplexity of being—owes a great debt to his work.
Introduction - Great Thinkers of Political Philosophy
This site is devoted to exploring the ideas of the Great Thinkers of Political Philosophy. — According to Harvey C. Mansfield: Political Philosophy is found in great books—those by …
Great Thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Nietzsche.
Links to Great Thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Nietzsche and Marx.
A Guide to the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger
A study/reference guide to Aristotle's political philosophy, including primary /secondary sources, multimedia, and an introduction to his life and thought.
Biography of Karl Marx
Most socialist thinkers positioned themselves in relation to Marx’s thought, and as Marxism seemed to require a chief dogmatist and interpreter of events, competition for this position …
Biography - Adam Smith
Smith’s greatest legacy is his moral justification for a free commercial society. He showed that a system of free exchange that puts the individual consumer at its center is far better at …
Introduction to the Thought of John Locke.
Locke’s basic position against enforcing religious uniformity had been advanced by some earlier thinkers such as Spinoza and Milton, who were faced with the same intractable conflicts …
Introduction to the Work of Immanuel Kant
Kant’s emphasis on lawful government and civil rights connects him to the natural rights thinking of predecessors such as Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. However, Kant’s justification for the …
A Guide to Marx's Political Thought - Karl Marx
A study/reference guide to Marx's political thought, including primary and secondary sources, multimedia, and an introduction to his life and thought.
Great Thinkers: A Guide to the History of Political Philosophy
Featuring biographies, introductory essays, bibliographies of the best secondary literature, as well as multimedia content on thinkers from Plato to Nietzsche, the site seeks to aid students and …
A Guide to Plato's Political Philosophy
Our very conception of philosophy—of rigorous thinking concerning the true situation of man, the nature of the whole, and the perplexity of being—owes a great debt to his work.
Introduction - Great Thinkers of Political Philosophy
This site is devoted to exploring the ideas of the Great Thinkers of Political Philosophy. — According to Harvey C. Mansfield: Political Philosophy is found in great books—those by Plato, Aristotle, …
Great Thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Nietzsche.
Links to Great Thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Nietzsche and Marx.
A Guide to the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger
A study/reference guide to Aristotle's political philosophy, including primary /secondary sources, multimedia, and an introduction to his life and thought.
Biography of Karl Marx
Most socialist thinkers positioned themselves in relation to Marx’s thought, and as Marxism seemed to require a chief dogmatist and interpreter of events, competition for this position ensued. For …
Biography - Adam Smith
Smith’s greatest legacy is his moral justification for a free commercial society. He showed that a system of free exchange that puts the individual consumer at its center is far better at increasing …
Introduction to the Thought of John Locke.
Locke’s basic position against enforcing religious uniformity had been advanced by some earlier thinkers such as Spinoza and Milton, who were faced with the same intractable conflicts created …
Introduction to the Work of Immanuel Kant
Kant’s emphasis on lawful government and civil rights connects him to the natural rights thinking of predecessors such as Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. However, Kant’s justification for the state is …
A Guide to Marx's Political Thought - Karl Marx
A study/reference guide to Marx's political thought, including primary and secondary sources, multimedia, and an introduction to his life and thought.
