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No Exit - An existentialist play outlining Sartrean philosophy. The Devil and the Good Lord - An existentialist play outlining Sartrean philosophy. Rand, Ayn: 1905-1982 Objectivism: Beckett, Samuel: 1906-1989 Absurdism; Quasi-quietism. Waiting for Godot: One of the most well-known philosophical plays of the twentieth century. Eliade, Mircea ...
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.
Xenocrates (c. 396 – 314 BC). Disciple of Plato. Aristotle (c. 384 – 322 BC). A polymath whose works ranged across all philosophical fields. Theophrastus (c. 371 – c. 287 BC).
studied under Marinus of Neapolis. known for his learning Agathobulus: 1st/2nd century AD Cynic: known for his severe asceticism and teacher of Demonax: Agathosthenes: uncertain date geographer, historian or philosopher referred to by Tzetzes as his authority in matters connected with geography. Agrippa the Skeptic: 1st/2nd century AD Pyrrhonist
A History of Knowledge; A History of Philosophy (Copleston) History of Political Philosophy; A History of Science, Technology, and Philosophy in the 16th and 17th Centuries; A History of Science, Technology, and Philosophy in the 18th Century; A History of Western Philosophy
The Dream of Reason was "both popular and critically well received" according to the Australian Book Review. [ 2 ] Kirkus Reviews said it was a "[s]uperbly literate, wide-ranging survey" that "rescues philosophy from the dusty textbooks".
Aristobulus of Alexandria (Greek: Ἀριστόβουλος) also called Aristobulus the Peripatetic (fl. c. 181–124 BC) [1] and once believed to be Aristobulus of Paneas, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher of the Peripatetic school, though he also used Platonic and Pythagorean concepts.
He was well known for his writings on Ancient Greek philosophy, especially Pre-Socratic Philosophy, [1] [2] and most of all for his celebrated, multi-volume historical treatise The Philosophy of Greeks in their Historical Development (1844–52). [3] Zeller was also a central figure in the revival of neo-Kantianism. [4]