Philosophy Made Simple

A Complete Guide to the World's Most Important Thinkers and Theories

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On sale Jul 01, 1993 | 352 Pages | 9780385425339

For almost four decades, Made Simple books have set the standard for continuing education and home study. In answer to the changing needsof today's marketplace, the Made Simple series for the '90s presents a thoroughly up-to-the-minute portfolio of skills, information, and experience, with revised and updated editions of bestselling titles, plus a whole range of new subjects from personal finance to office management to desktop publishing.

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Richard H. Popkin was a prominent philosopher and professor who specialized in the history of enlightenment philosophy and early modern antidogmatism. Among his honors, Popkin was awarded the Nicholas Murray Butler Medal by Columbia University and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was the president emeritus and founding editor of the Journal of the History of Philosophy. View titles by Richard H. Popkin
Avrum Stroll was a distinguished philosopher and a noted scholar in the fields of epistemology, the philosophy of language, and twentieth-century analytic philosophy. View titles by Avrum Stroll

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For almost four decades, Made Simple books have set the standard for continuing education and home study. In answer to the changing needsof today's marketplace, the Made Simple series for the '90s presents a thoroughly up-to-the-minute portfolio of skills, information, and experience, with revised and updated editions of bestselling titles, plus a whole range of new subjects from personal finance to office management to desktop publishing.

B & W illustrations throughout

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Richard H. Popkin was a prominent philosopher and professor who specialized in the history of enlightenment philosophy and early modern antidogmatism. Among his honors, Popkin was awarded the Nicholas Murray Butler Medal by Columbia University and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was the president emeritus and founding editor of the Journal of the History of Philosophy. View titles by Richard H. Popkin
Avrum Stroll was a distinguished philosopher and a noted scholar in the fields of epistemology, the philosophy of language, and twentieth-century analytic philosophy. View titles by Avrum Stroll

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