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Philosophy in 90 Minutes series

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Philosophy in 90 Minutes series
AuthorPaul Strathern
SeriesPhilosophy in 90 Minutes; or Philosophers in 90 Minutes
SubjectPhilosophy and related history
PublisherIvan R. Dee, Rowman & Littlefield
Publication placeUSA
Media typeBook, Audio-book

The Philosophy in 90 Minutes series, written by Paul Strathern, is a series of short introductory biographical overviews on well-known philosophers, set in brief historical context, along with brief impressions of their philosophies. The books are also produced in audio format; read by narrator Robert Whitfield. The series’ intent is to "write about the philosophers' lives, [while] adding in a few of their ideas"[1][2][3]

Contents

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The books and audio presentations are considered to be outlines of the given philosopher. Interesting anecdotes about the subject are pervasive, and lines are quoted from published works in "an epigraphic style". Each volume contains relevant chronologies, including a chronology of philosophy that is repeated in at least some books. Finally several suggested further reading titles are also included.[1][3]

Titles in the series

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Some titles in series are: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Machiavelli, Descartes, John Locke, Hegel, Heidegger, Hume, Kant, Marx, Rousseau, Schopenhauer, Spinoza, Kierkegaard, Borges, and Nietzsche.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Goldsmith, Francisca (November 1, 1996). "Series review" (PDF). Library Journal. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. ^ a b Alexander, Daryl Royster; Books section (May 14, 2000). "Word for Word/90-Second Philosophy; In Bite-Size Portions, The Wise Men Made Easy". New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  3. ^ a b c Bernstein, Richard; Arts section (July 2, 1998). "Critic's Notebook; I Think, Therefore I Am, but There's So Little Time". New York Times. New York City. p. 02. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
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