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Philosophical Tales

Paperback • 2008 • English • 1. edition

Philosophical Tales: Being an Alternative History Revealing the Characters, the Plots, and the Hidden Scenes That Make Up the True Story of Philosophy

By Martin Cohen

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Philosophical Tales “A lover of philosophical ideas and practiced debunker of intellectual sham, Martin Cohen knocks some thirty important philosophers from Socrates to Derrida off their pedestals, and presents in a series of philosophical tales various aspects of their thought, life and personality which few of us ever suspected.” Zenon Stavrinides, University of Bradford

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ISBN

9781405140379

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published year

2008

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Philosophical Tales

Format

Paperback

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