Why is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
Questions from Great Philosophers
$37.70
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2008
Summary
‘Strikingly good and personal … formidably erudite’ - Financial Times
Can nature make us happy? How can we know anything? What is justice? Why is there evil in the world? What is the source of truth? Is it possible for God not to exist? Can we really believe what we see?
These are questions that have intrigued the world’s great thinkers over the ages, which still touch a chord in all of us today. They are questions that can teach us about the way we live, work, relate to each …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141035253 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141035250 |
| Author: | Leszek Kolakowski, Agnieszka Kolakowska |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
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Elegant . a conjuration of the history of philosophy as one great continuing moment of reflection Guardian There can be few more eminent figures in the world of ideas The Times The most esteemed philosopher to have produced a general introduction to his discipline since Bertrand Russell Independent
About The Author
Leszek Kolakowski
Leszek Kolakowski was one of the most influential philosophers of his time. He received numerous honors and awards, most recently the first Kluge Prize - the American Nobel Prize in the Human Sciences, awarded by the Library of Congress.
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