I Think, Therefore I Am: All The Philosophy You Need To Know

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Philosophers certainly like to make life sound awfully complicated whether they're wondering if a falling tree still makes a sound if there's nobody around to hear it (Berkeley) or declaring that everything in the universe is in a state of flux (Heraclitus) But is philosophy really so complicated? & is it really as irrelevant as it sometimes seems? I Think Therefore I Am is the ideal way to take the fear out of philosophy Written in an accessible & highly entertaining style this book explains how & why philosophy began & how from Greek democracy to Communism the ways in which we live learn argue vote & even spend our money have their origins in philosophical thought Covering the biggest names including Socrates Seneca St Augustine Descartes Marx & Nietzsche I Think Therefore I Am provides a handle for all the main -isms & -ologies