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Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bareby: Jeremy Butterfield October 30, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Academic History |
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History of Western Philosophy (Routledge Classics)by: Bertrand Russell February 02, 2004 Best Selling > Books > Academic History |
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Being an engineering student, the closest brush I had with the formal study of philosophy was a few university courses, which I barely passed. Therefore, I decided to buy Bertrand Russell's classic work in order to refresh my knowledge. I wish I had done it earlier.
Bertrand Russell, one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, enlivens philosophy-from ancient Greece to today. His account is lengthy, as any account of such a subject should, but well worth it. How else does one condense 3000 years of Western intellectual history in one volume? I liked the pace of the book. He begins with a definition of philosophy and its roots in the Ancient world. It is not so much a list of facts as it is a discussion of the ideas ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Wealth of Nations (Oxford World's Classics)by: Adam Smith April 17, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Academic History |
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I can only describe this particular edition of Wealth of Nations as a useful crash course on Adam Smith's discourse, mindful of the fact that there were five editions of this historically significant work. But then that's the beauty of this condensed compendium.
Most editions available in the market draw on Smith's Wealth of Nation Volume I (Of the causes of improvement), Volume II (Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock) and Volume III (Of the different Progress of Opulence in different Nations) at the most. However, this edition contains healthy inclusions from Book IV (Of Systems of political Economy) and Book V (Of the Revenue of the Sovereign or Commonwealth). For this alone, the editor Kathryn Sutherland deserves credit. ... Read More: >>More Details |
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The Road to Serfdom (Routledge Classics)by: F.A. Hayek May 17, 2001 Best Selling > Books > Academic History |
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This book usually comes highly recommended. A 'classic' by a Nobel prize winner. Hayek was in fact an economist, but for the purposes of this book he assumed a political commentator's stance. His thesis is that Socialism is slavery, that the fascist Right and the fascist Left are two sides of the same coin, and that where there is dirty work to be done, dirty men will come forward to do it. Now you might say that's a no-brainer and wonder how it merits the 'classic' tag. Well you won't find the answer in the book. Overblown and in places pompous, you could be forgiven for thinking the author was being paid by the line. What is it with academics that one word won't do when four or five can be squeezed out instead? Perhaps they think verbosity succours the thesis. ... Read More:
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The Oxford History of Ancient Egyptby: Ian Shaw October 23, 2003 Best Selling > Books > Academic History |
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A fantastic, informative book, although lacking in religious discourse which formed much of ancient egyptian life. However, a marvellous reference book all the same. Would have been better in a larger format as difficult to read at times.
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Economics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)by: Partha Dasgupta February 22, 2007 Best Selling > Books > Academic History |
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I have worked my way through a large number of books in the "Very Short Introduction" series.
Most are excellent although a few have been duds. I have also read a fair amount of economics previously. I found that the approach used in this book was rather unusual and made the book ssem rather mediocre to me. It seemed to me that this book tried to find examples that are a bit unusual but may have been better in such a small volume sticking to central concerns. >>More Details |
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Philosophy: The Classicsby: Nigel Warburton May 16, 2006 Best Selling > Books > Academic History |
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This was a good basic introduction to some of the great philosophers giving a brief biography and then some of their main ideas.
I was rather disappointed that St Thomas Aqunias was missed out but it covered a wide range of thinkers e.g. Aristotle, Plato, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Spinoza, Russell, Ayer, J S Mill, Karl Marx, Sartre and Nietzche. It was easy going and lucid and I managed to read through it quickly. Although I was already familiar with most of the material I did learn a little here and there. >>More Details |
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Northern Renaissance Art (Oxford History of Art)by: Susie Nash November 27, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Academic History |
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This was a good basic introduction to some of the great philosophers giving a brief biography and then some of their main ideas.
I was rather disappointed that St Thomas Aqunias was missed out but it covered a wide range of thinkers e.g. Aristotle, Plato, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Spinoza, Russell, Ayer, J S Mill, Karl Marx, Sartre and Nietzche. It was easy going and lucid and I managed to read through it quickly. Although I was already familiar with most of the material I did learn a little here and there. >>More Details |
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The Long European Reformation: Religion, Political Conflict and the Search for Conformity, 1350-1750 (European History in Perspective)by: Peter G. Wallace September 11, 2003 Best Selling > Books > Academic History |
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This was a good basic introduction to some of the great philosophers giving a brief biography and then some of their main ideas.
I was rather disappointed that St Thomas Aqunias was missed out but it covered a wide range of thinkers e.g. Aristotle, Plato, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Spinoza, Russell, Ayer, J S Mill, Karl Marx, Sartre and Nietzche. It was easy going and lucid and I managed to read through it quickly. Although I was already familiar with most of the material I did learn a little here and there. >>More Details |
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The Sinister Side: How Left-right Symbolism Shaped Western Artby: James Hall October 23, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Academic History |
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This was a good basic introduction to some of the great philosophers giving a brief biography and then some of their main ideas.
I was rather disappointed that St Thomas Aqunias was missed out but it covered a wide range of thinkers e.g. Aristotle, Plato, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Spinoza, Russell, Ayer, J S Mill, Karl Marx, Sartre and Nietzche. It was easy going and lucid and I managed to read through it quickly. Although I was already familiar with most of the material I did learn a little here and there. >>More Details |
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