The Philosophy in 90 Minutes series, written by Paul Strathern, is a series of short introductory biographical overviews on well-known philosophers, set in brief historical context, along with brief impressions of their philosophies. The books are also produced in audio format; read by narrator Robert Whitfield. The series’ intent is to "write about the philosophers' lives, [while] adding in a few of their ideas"[1][2][3]
| Author | Paul Strathern |
|---|---|
| Series | Philosophy in 90 Minutes; or Philosophers in 90 Minutes |
| Subject | Philosophy and related history |
| Publisher | Ivan R. Dee, Rowman & Littlefield |
| Publication place | USA |
| Media type | Book, Audio-book |
Contents
editThe books and audio presentations are considered to be outlines of the given philosopher. Interesting anecdotes about the subject are pervasive, and lines are quoted from published works in "an epigraphic style". Each volume contains relevant chronologies, including a chronology of philosophy that is repeated in at least some books. Finally several suggested further reading titles are also included.[1][3]
Titles in the series
editSome titles in series are: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Machiavelli, Descartes, John Locke, Hegel, Heidegger, Hume, Kant, Marx, Rousseau, Schopenhauer, Spinoza, Kierkegaard, Borges, and Nietzsche.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b
Goldsmith, Francisca (November 1, 1996). "Series review" (PDF). Library Journal. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- Also, a web page with the Library Journal review
- ^ a b Alexander, Daryl Royster; Books section (May 14, 2000). "Word for Word/90-Second Philosophy; In Bite-Size Portions, The Wise Men Made Easy". New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ a b c Bernstein, Richard; Arts section (July 2, 1998). "Critic's Notebook; I Think, Therefore I Am, but There's So Little Time". New York Times. New York City. p. 02. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
External links
edit- Works by or about Philosophers in 90 Minutes series in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Muehlhauser, Luke (9 March 2011). "Philosophy in 90 Minutes". Blog entry. Common Sense Atheism. p. 1. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- Dee, Ivan R. Dee (2006). "Paul Strathern: Great Writers In 90 Minutes". Libro de la Semana. Ute Körner Literary Agent, S.L. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2013.