Bedside book of philosophy : from the birth of western philosophy to the good place - 125 historic events and big ideas to push the limits of your knowledge
(Book)

Includes index.

One of the world's more fascinating subjects - the millennia-old search for answers to the deepest, most fundamental questions of reality. As author Gregory Bassham notes, "[Philosophy's] successes lie largely in the questions themselves, and in the rich and vibrant conversations those questions can provoke as they become increasingly sophisticated and complex." In this book, Bassham chronicles the history of philosophy through 125 ideas and the people behind those ideas over the centuries - landmark events, theories, and seminal publications over a range of topics and cultures. In concise but informative, entertaining, and easy-to-digest entries, he covers everything from Buddha's concept of no-self (annatta) to Plato's "Apology," Ockham's "Razor," Descartes's "Meditations on First Philosophy," existentialism, Social Darwinism, de Beauvoir's "The Secret Sex," cosmopolitanism, and "The Good Place." - back cover