The World Philosophy Made: From Plato to the Digital Age

by Scott Soames

Book Overview

How philosophy transformed human knowledge and the world we live in

Philosophical investigation is the root of all human knowledge. Developing new concepts, reinterpreting old truths, and reconceptualizing fundamental questions, philosophy has progressed--and driven human progress--for more than two millennia. In short, we live in a world philosophy made. In this concise history of philosophy's world-shaping impact, Scott Soames demonstrates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691176922
• ISBN13: 9780691176925
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 8.6"