Socrates Meets Marx

2010-02-12 Philosophy

Author : Peter Kreeft
Release : 2010-02-12
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 418/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Socrates Meets Marx written by Peter Kreeft. This book was released on 2010-02-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizing the dialogue format that the Greek philosopher made famous, Kreeft presents the latest in his series of small books on philosophy. In a unique and compelling take on the philosophies of the modern world, Kreeft pits the ancient Greek philosopher against the founder of Communism. Humorous, frank, and insightful, this book challenges the reader to step in and take hold of what is right and to cast away what is wrong. Topics covered include such varied subjects as private property, the individual, the ಜThree Philosophies of Manಝ, women, individualism, and more. A wonderful introduction to philosophy for the neophyte, and a joy for the experienced student.

Socrates Meets Marx

2003 Communism

Author : Peter Kreeft
Release : 2003
Genre : Communism
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Book Rating : 704/5 ( reviews)

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Socrates Meets Machiavelli

2003-01-01 Religion

Author : Peter Kreeft
Release : 2003-01-01
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 261/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Socrates Meets Machiavelli written by Peter Kreeft. This book was released on 2003-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no better way to understand our present world than by exploring the Great Books written by the great minds that have made it. There is no better way to study the beginning of modern political philosophy than by studying its foundations in Machiavelli's The Prince. There is no better way to study the Great Books than with the aid of Socrates, the philosopher par excellence. What if we could overhear a conversation in the afterlife between Socrates and Machiavelli, in which Machiavelli has to submit to an Oxford tutorial style examination of his book conducted by Socrates using his famous "Socratic method" of cross-examination? How might the conversation go? This imaginative thought-experiment makes for both drama and a good lesson in logic, in moral and political philosophy, in "how to read a book," and in the history of early modern thought. Thus this book is for readers looking for a thought-stretching "good read" and for use in college classes in logic, philosophy, ethics, political science, literature, communication, rhetoric, anthropology, and history.

Socrates Meets Descartes

2011-03-23 Philosophy

Author : Peter Kreeft
Release : 2011-03-23
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 37X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Socrates Meets Descartes written by Peter Kreeft. This book was released on 2011-03-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 5th volume in the series of popular volumes by Peter Kreeft, in which the "Father of Philosophy", Socrates, cross-examines various other important philosophers and thinkers (in previous books he examined Marx, Sarte, Machiavelli, and Socrates himself.) Kreeft states that Socrates and Descartes are perhaps the two most important philosophers who have ever lived, because they are the two who made the most difference to all philosophy after them. These two fathers of philosophy stand at the beginning of the two basic philosophical options: the classical and the modern. Kreeft focuses on seven features that unite these two major philosophers and distinguish them from all others. So this dialog between Socrates and Descartes is a dialog between the fundamental stages in the history of philosophy, the history of consciousness, and the history of Western culture. Like his other works in this popular series, this book is profound and witty reading that makes for an entertaining and insightful exploration of modern philosophy. It will appeal to both the common reader as well as to those more philosophically inclined.

Socrates Meets Sartre

2005-01-01 Religion

Author : Peter Kreeft
Release : 2005-01-01
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 717/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Socrates Meets Sartre written by Peter Kreeft. This book was released on 2005-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian philosopher Kreeft (philosophy, Boston College) uses an imaginary dialogue between Socrates and Sartre to challenge the fundamental concepts of existentialist philosophy. The conversational style and non-technical language he employs serves to make the concepts discussed accessible to both students and general readers. Kreeft is also the

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