Download or read book Get a Grip on Philosophy written by Neil Turnbull and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise introduction to philosophy guides readers from the works of Plato and Aristotle to those of Simone de Beauvoir and Michel Foucault. The lively, cartoon-like format — loaded with sidebars, cheeky illustrations, and bulleted points — injects a playful modern tone into potentially obscure subjects. Featured thinkers include Aquinas, Descartes, Wittgenstein, Hume, Heidegger, and Nietzsche.