Description
This book introduces us to the grand tradition of examined living. With the wisecracking Heraclitus as our guide, we travel down the winding river of philosophy, meeting influential thinkers from nearly three millennia of Western thought and witnessing great debates over everything from ethics to the concept of the self to the nature of reality.
With humorous, instructive prose, this gem puts the fun back into the quest for fundamental truths, imparting a love of wisdom to anyone willing to grab a paddle and join the ride.
Reviewer from Amazon : Reasonable Reviewer
This is a cute book that manages to cover 2,000+ years of philosophical thought.
The book covers: logic, perception, minds, free will, God, and ethics.
The book does a reasonably good job of just stating the facts and the principle arguments of the principals though there is a secular humanist slant that shines through.
The cartoons are cute, and given that you are trying to survey two thousand years of debate in less than 200 pages the book is a great start to begin your philosophical journey.
In some causes, like Kant’s categorical imperative and Nietzsche’s view of the fundamental drive, the book misses it, but overall the book does well.
If you are looking for a basic survey of western philosophy that is fun to read and stays fairly neutral then this book is a good pick.
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