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Nigel Warburton

    Nigel Warburton is toegewijd aan het populariseren van filosofie en gidst lezers op een toegankelijke en boeiende manier door complexe ideeën. Zijn werk richt zich op het verteerbaar maken van filosofische concepten voor een breed publiek, en moedigt contemplatie van fundamentele existentiële vragen aan. Door middel van zijn geschriften en podcasts streeft Warburton ernaar te demonstreren hoe filosofie ons dagelijks leven kan verrijken en ons kan helpen de wereld om ons heen beter te begrijpen. Hij wordt gewaardeerd om zijn vermogen om ingewikkelde filosofische argumenten te destilleren tot verteerbare vormen, waardoor de deur naar dit vakgebied wordt geopend voor nieuwe generaties lezers.

    Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction
    Philosophy Bites
    The art question
    Thinking from A to Z
    A little history of philosophy
    HET Basisboek Filosofie
    • Klasiklerle Felsefe

      • 490bladzijden
      • 18 uur lezen

      Warburton bu sefer büyük düşünürlerin artık klasikleşmiş kitaplarını işlediği yeni eserine Platon'un Devlet'i ve Aristoteles'in Nikomakhos'a Etik'e uygun bir girişle başlıyor. Bu filozofların temel düşüncelerini kuşbakışı verdikten sonra onlara yönelik temel eleştirileri sıralıyor. Ardından kitap okurun sıkılmasına olanak tanımadan adil ve seri bir hızla ilerliyor. Platon'un Devlet'inden Rawls'un Adalet Teorisi'ne 32 felsefe klasiğini hepimiz için ulaşılabilir kılıyor. Her bölümün sonunda verilen okuma listeleri ve kitabın sonunda verilen sözlükçe ise isteyen okura yeni kapılar açıyor. "Batı felsefesinin klasik kitaplarına ilişkin kıvrak ve canlandırıcı bir tur." "Meydan okuma, tarihsel olarak derin bilgilerle bulanma eğiliminde olan fikirlerin kalıcı bir tazelikle okura aktarılmasıysa, Warburton bunu hayran olunası bir yetenekle yapıyor." -Roger Scruton, The Times-

      Klasiklerle Felsefe2024
      4,0
    • Philosophy Bites

      • 272bladzijden
      • 10 uur lezen

      'Philosophy Bites' is a selection of interviews from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. Leading philosophers discuss a wide range of philosophical issues, from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics, in a lively, informal, personal way.

      Philosophy Bites2012
      3,7
    • A little history of philosophy

      • 272bladzijden
      • 10 uur lezen

      Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them howlittle they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton takes us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own times. Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible, he offers inspiration to think, argue, reason, and question in the tradition of Socrates. "A Little History of Philosophy" presents the grand sweep of humanity's search for philosophical understanding and invites all to join in the discussion.

      A little history of philosophy2012
      4,2
    • How important is free speech? Should it be defended at any cost? Or should we set limits on what can and cannot be said? This Very Short Introduction offers a lively and thought-provoking guide to these questions, exploring both the traditional philosophical arguments as well as the practical issues and controversies facing society today.

      Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction2009
      3,7
    • The art question

      • 160bladzijden
      • 6 uur lezen

      If an artist sends a live peacock to an exhibition, is it art?'What is art?' is a question many of us want answered but are too afraid to ask. It is the very question that Nigel Warburton demystifies in this brilliant and accessible little book. With the help of varied illustrations and photographs, from Cézanne and Francis Bacon to Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst, best-selling author Warburton brings a philosopher's eye to art in a refreshing jargon-free style.With customary clarity, he explains art theories, that are much discussed but little understood, by thinkers such as Clive Bell, R.G Collingwood and Wittgenstein. He illuminates other perplexing problems in art, such as the artist's intention, representation and emotion. Drawing on photographs of Cindy Sherman and Tiananmen Square, Warburton shows that, if we are ever to answer the art question, we must consider each work of art on its own terms.A stimulating and handy guide through the art maze, The Art Question is essential reading for anyone interested in art, philosophy or those who simply like looking at and thinking about pictures.

      The art question2003
      3,9
    • Thinking from A to Z

      • 164bladzijden
      • 6 uur lezen

      Helps those who want to argue well and think critically. Using topical examples, this book includes such entries as: Principle of Charity; Lawyer's Answer; Least Worst Option; Poisoning the Well; Sentimentality; Sunk Cost Fallacy; Weasel Words; and, 'You would say that wouldn't you'.

      Thinking from A to Z2000
      3,9
    • HET Basisboek Filosofie

      • 192bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      Dit boek biedt antwoorden op de vraag "Wat is filosofie?" en is ideaal voor iedereen die zich afvraagt of de wereld is zoals zij die zich voorstellen. Het verkent vragen zoals: Kun je het bestaan van God bewijzen? Hoe onderscheiden we goed van kwaad? Heeft alles een oorzaak? Wat zijn de grenzen van de vrijheid van meningsuiting? Hoe wordt gelijkheid bereikt? Wat is vrijheid? Is er een echte wereld buiten ons? Weet je hoe de wetenschap werkt? Is je geest verschillend van je lichaam? Dit boek behandelt ongeveer 60 belangrijke filosofische ideeën en analyseert deze op een buitengewoon succesvolle en begrijpelijke manier. Het is een toegankelijke inleiding tot de filosofie en blijft een van de meest aanbevolen boeken op dit gebied.

      HET Basisboek Filosofie1999
      3,9
    • Im Mittelpunkt dieses Bandes steht die FRage: „Warum soll man sich mit Philosophie beschäftigen?“ In sieben Kapiteln werden Antworten gegeben zu den Themenbereichen Gott, Recht und Unrecht, Politik, Außenwelt, Wissenschaft, Geist und Kunst. Das besondere an diesem Crash-Kurs liegt darin, daß nach den jeweils knappen Überblicken die wichtigsten Gründe genannt werden, die für und gegen die angeführten Lehrmeinungen sprechen.

      Was können wir wissen, was dürfen wir tun?1998