30-Second Philosophies: The 50 Most Thought-provoking Philosophies, Each Explained in Half a Minute

I'm a college philosophy major, and I would recommend this book very highly .

Awesome. Just as described.

Good information. Easy to read. Great reference

Overall the book was just OK for me. Some of the text was hard to follow and I had to read multiple times just to get a sense of what the author was trying to explain. If philosophy and history are subjects that you are extremely interested in, then I would recommend this book.

Very, very, very, good. Complete satisfaction.

"Syntactical construction never hurts" should be a subtitle. Philosophers are linked in this survey of modern philosophical thinking. Anyone seeking the "gist" of the philosopher's thought will appreciate the author's approach. The survey will leave many readers wanting more. It's what one gets in 30 seconds, an astoundingly brief look. When your son or daughter asks about becoming a philosophy major, hand them this book and tell them to start paying their own tuition.

This book is one of a collection of 30-second books. This doesn’t mean it takes you 30 seconds to read the entire thing, now that would be silly, it means it takes several schools of philosophy and gives a base explanation in nothing more than two pages per school. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and it’s one of those books I like to have lying around to dip in and out of at will; however, on my first read through I did start at the beginning at go through to the end.The book and its contents are simple, straightforward and easy to understand, each being given a two page spread with about 300 words, some fun facts and an illustration that may, or may not relate to what you’ve just read. Various schools of thought are covered by dividing the book into seven chapters such as language and logic and religion to name but two, and this all ties together into a neat little package that is more an historical review than a guide to current thinking in this field.I enjoyed this book, and other in the series, because they expand on my knowledge or actually give me ammunition when faced with a conversation on a subject I’ve not studied; and every reader needs to be well armed at the dinner party of today, all written in language that the lay-person can understand.I would recommend this book to those readers who are looking for something educational, fun and interesting to read, and those readers looking for an introduction to philosophy.Originally reviewed on: [...]

Disappointing. The authors spend more time talking about their opinions about each philosophy than they do teaching them. You're better off reading this stuff on a philosophy encyclopedia online.

Todos los libros de serie son buenos. Son bueno para referênca

Wonderful book to keep around for general conversation and to lend to others.

Just in time for those year-end gatherings, if I need to impress someone. This article needs seven more words, apparently.

Dieses Buch ist auch für Philosophie-Amateure wie mich sehr gut und verständlich geschrieben. Im Prinzip handelt es sich um in unterschiedliche Themenbereiche gegliederte Philosphieansätze, die auf 1-2 Seiten kurz erklärt werden. Für die, die es dann noch nicht verstanden haben (soll ja mal vorkommen *pfeif*), gibt es nochmal eine Kurz-Kurz-Kurzzusammenfassung in 1-2 Sätzen und anschließend - das fand ich richtig toll - eine kleine Passage mit Kritik bzw. weiteren Denkanregungen zu dem erläuterten Ansatz. Das hört sich nun alles furchtbar theoretisch an, ist es aber nicht. Das Buch ist kurzweilig und sehr humorvoll geschrieben.Mich hat es neugierig darauf gemacht, mich mit dem ein oder anderen Thema bzw. Philosphen nochmal näher zu befassen.

Simple, clear concise no mean feat when you are talking about Philosophy!The author presents some the most fundamental ideas in Philosophy in an provocative and entertaining manner. At the least it gives a credible dinner conversation, at the best it may be the first time in your life you have thought about things that really matter.Put it on your coffee table!