The Little Book Of Philosophy
$28.22
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2005
Summary
Andre Comte-Sponville’s brilliant and thought-provoking follow-up to A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues is an ambitious introduction to the central concepts of philosophy, from morality to death, from liberty to wisdom.
In this remarkable little book, Andre Comte-Sponville introduces the reader to the western philosophical tradition in a series of sparkling chapters on the ‘big questions’. In doing so he reveals the essential bones of philosophical thought and shows why ph…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099450184 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099450186 |
| Author: | Andre Comte-Sponville, Frank Wynne |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2005 |
| Weight: | 127g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
He is so good at the timely application of those questions that make philosophy interesting… Here at last is someone who can lay these matters out both intelligently and straightforwardly
He is so good at the timely application of those questions that make philosophy interesting… Here at last is someone who can lay these matters out both intelligently and straightforwardly * Guardian *
Any interested reader will be able to accompany him in his philosophical explorations without losing any of their richness and insight – A. C. Grayling * Financial Times *
Andre Comte-Sponville
Andre Comte-Sponville
Professor of Philosophy at the Sorbonne, Andre Comte-Sponville is the author of a number of books, including the international bestseller A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues, which has been translated into twenty-five languages.
In a country that reveres philosophers, Comte-Sponville is the latest in a line of French star philosophers that runs from Sartre, through Derrida, Finkielkraut, and Berni-Henry Levy. Unlike the last three, his accessibility and refusal to fly in the face of common sense has made him famous across Europe.
Frank Wynne
Frank Wynne is an Irish literary translator, writer, and editor. He has translated more than a hundred French and Hispanic novels by authors including Michel Houellebecq, Patrick Modiano, Javier Cercas, and Virginie Despentes. Over a career spanning more than twenty-five years, his work has twice earned him the Dublin Literary Award, he has been awarded the Scott Moncrieff Prize on three occasions and the Premio Valle Inclan twice. Most recently, his translation of The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers Guild by Mathias Énard won the 2024 French-American Prize. He was the first translator to chair the jury for the International Booker Prize.
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