Stokes, Philip. Philosophy: 100 Essential Thinkers.STOKES, Philip. Philosophy: 100 essential thinkers. Enchanted en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. Lion Books, dist. by Farrar, Straus & Giroux Farrar, Straus & Giroux Publishing company in New York City noted for its literary excellence. It was founded in 1945 by John Farrar and Roger Straus as Farrar, Straus & Co. . 218p. illus. c2002. 1-59270-046-2. $12.95. SA This is a fine reference book. It is thoughtfully written and beautifully (if simply) designed. There's a full-page drawing or photograph on the left of each turned page, and an autobiographical, analytic essay on the right (with a pulled quote to highlight one key idea). There's also a useful philosophical glossary at the end. Philosophers are grouped into schools (rationalists, liberals, materialists, existentialists, etc.). While one could quibble QUIBBLE. A slight difficulty raised without necessity or propriety; a cavil. 2. No justly eminent member of the bar will resort to a quibble in his argument. with categorizations (Freud a materialist?), there's no denying the solid, sensible portraits of thinkers' work. The playful limerick Limerick, city, Republic of Ireland Limerick, city (1991 pop. 56,083), seat of Co. Limerick, SW Republic of Ireland, at the head of the Shannon estuary. The city has a port with two docks. objecting to Bishop Berkeley's extreme idealism that ends the Berkeley section shows that Stokes has a perfectly pitched approach, taking the material seriously yet making it intellectually fun as well. Daniel Levinson Daniel J. Levinson was one of the founders of the field of Positive Adult Development. He was born in New York City on May 28, 1920. He completed his dissertation at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1947, on the measurement of ethnocentrism. , Teacher, Thayer Acad., Braintree, MA |
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