Changing the Subject - Philosophy from Socrates to Adorno

Informationen zum Autor Raymond Geuss is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. His books include Changing the Subject , Reality and Its Dreams , and Who Needs a World View? Klappentext For Raymond Geuss, philosophers¿ attempts to bypass normal ways of thinking¿to point out that the question being asked is itself misguided¿represents philosophy at its best. By provoking people to think differently, philosophers make clear that we are not fated to live within the stifling systems of thought we inherit. We can change the subject. Zusammenfassung For Raymond Geuss, philosophers’ attempts to bypass normal ways of thinking—to point out that the question being asked is itself misguided—represents philosophy at its best. By provoking people to think differently, philosophers make clear that we are not fated to live within the stifling systems of thought we inherit. We can change the subject.

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• Authors: Raymond Geuss, Geuss Raymond
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9780674545724
• ISBN: 978-0-674-54572-4
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 218 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophie, PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Philosophy, Philosophie / Philosophiegeschichte, Philosophie / Allgemeines, Einführung, Lexikon, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / General, PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers, Englische Bücher / Geisteswissenschaften / Philosophie