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Title: Socrates in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1-56663-148-3 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I love the Philosophers in 90 Minutes series...
Comment: ... and this is one of my favorites. I went to the library one day, intent on learning a little bit on philosophy, a subject I knew absolutely nothing about. One of the books I picked up was "Thomas Aquinas in 90 Minutes" by the same author. In the next few weeks, I read about 12 of Strathern's "Philosophers in 90 Minutes" books, every one the library had. I went to another library and got all the ones they had.
Strathern's books changed my life; it was like going to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and seeing people like myself. I discovered that I like thinking and philosophy. "Socrates in 90 Minutes" is one of my favorites. I went as far as to buy it in hopes that my wife would read it. Since my introduction to Strathern's work, I have started to build a collection of it, one that I hope to have for decades to come.
If you want to start anywhere in philosophy, "Socrates in 90 Minutes" is a great place to start, both because of the subject and the writing. Strathern is witty and well-written, and it comes out brillantly in this book, which I think is the best of his small ones.
No, this book isn't for someone getting their Master's Degree in Philosophy. So what? It's fun to read and you get an idea of what Socrates was really like. Strathern does tend to focus more on the philosophers' lives than their works, but I think this is the best way to get to know them, for you can't understand an idea without its context. "Cogito ergo sum," doesn't seem very impressive when you don't take into consideration a millenium of intellectual thought being stiffled.
In this book, you get to realize how Socrates developed his philosophy, how people reacted to it and how people reacted to him. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to read something more meaningful than a Harold Robbins paperback. It's fun and it's a book you'll want to keep forever.
Rating: 1
Summary: Too much Strathern not enough socrates
Comment: Having a great interest in philosophy,I so looked forward to what promised to be(based on the title)a wonderful experience reading this and 3 other books I purchased with similar titles by Mr. Strathern. Sadly,the experience was a terrible disappointment. One learns more about MR.Strathern's personal philosophical preferences and predjudices then about the men in question. Most good writers and teachers of philosophy I have been exposed to do their best to disengage their personal feelings and try to express the philosopher's ideas. Unfortunately,Mr. Strathern can't bring himself to bo that. These books are not worthy of anyone serious in their quest to learn about these great thinkers. I would recommend Stumpf's "Socrates to sartre" for anyone wanting to know more about these great men in a shorthand format.
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Title: Nietzsche in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1566631211 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Sartre in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1566631920 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Descartes in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1566631297 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Kant in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1566631238 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Hume in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern ISBN: 1566632404 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc. Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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