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The Gang of Three: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle. Ancient Wisdom, #2
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- ISBN978-1-913260-46-0
- EAN9781913260460
- Date de parution31/08/2023
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- ÉditeurAcheron Press
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The thinkers who built the Western mind-and still shape your own. This is the best book on philosophy I have ever read. -Philip van Heusen for Readers' FavoriteThree men. Three rival visions of reality. And together, the hidden framework behind how you think about truth, morality, happiness, and meaning. Much of Western philosophy can be traced back to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle-figures whose ideas continue to shape not only academic thought, but the assumptions behind everyday life: how we argue, judge, love, govern, and search for purpose.
In The Gang of Three, psychiatrist and philosopher Dr Neel Burton explores this decisive moment in human thought, when reason began to challenge myth, and philosophy became a way of life rather than a search for stories. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle did not agree on how to understand reality. Socrates pursued truth through relentless questioning. Plato turned toward transcendent ideals. Aristotle grounded knowledge in careful observation of the natural world.
Between them, they created not a single tradition, but a deep and lasting disagreement about how human beings should think-and how they should live. That disagreement still structures your world. Burton brings these thinkers to life not as distant historical figures, but as living voices in an ongoing conversation-one that continues to shape our assumptions about knowledge, virtue, psychology, and happiness.
To engage with them is not simply to study the past. It is to recognize the hidden architecture of your own mind-and to ask whether it still deserves to stand. About the authorDr Neel Burton is a philosopher and psychiatrist who lives and teaches in Oxford, England. His other books include The Meaning of Myth; Stoic Stories: Stoicism by Its Best Stories; and Indian Mythology and Philosophy. He has written for publications including Aeon and Psychology Today.
Editorial reviewsAnyone who loves philosophy, history, and the history of ideas will thoroughly enjoy reading Burton's book. -The US Review of BooksBurton offers abundant insights, and effectively connects the work of three famous philosophers to the struggles of modern-day readers. -The BookLife PrizePrecise and profound without being pedantic . A government of the wise and virtuous that seeks the happiness of all seems as far away as ever.
This book brings us near the philosophers who troubled to think through these things. -RelibroAs humanity faces deepening crises, Burton is increasingly turning to the wisdom of the ancients for answers. Through his work, he seeks to bridge the gap between ancient philosophy and modern challenges, offering insights that resonate deeply in today's troubled world. -Plato's Academy Centre, AthensExplore the origins of Western thought through three of its most influential minds.
In The Gang of Three, psychiatrist and philosopher Dr Neel Burton explores this decisive moment in human thought, when reason began to challenge myth, and philosophy became a way of life rather than a search for stories. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle did not agree on how to understand reality. Socrates pursued truth through relentless questioning. Plato turned toward transcendent ideals. Aristotle grounded knowledge in careful observation of the natural world.
Between them, they created not a single tradition, but a deep and lasting disagreement about how human beings should think-and how they should live. That disagreement still structures your world. Burton brings these thinkers to life not as distant historical figures, but as living voices in an ongoing conversation-one that continues to shape our assumptions about knowledge, virtue, psychology, and happiness.
To engage with them is not simply to study the past. It is to recognize the hidden architecture of your own mind-and to ask whether it still deserves to stand. About the authorDr Neel Burton is a philosopher and psychiatrist who lives and teaches in Oxford, England. His other books include The Meaning of Myth; Stoic Stories: Stoicism by Its Best Stories; and Indian Mythology and Philosophy. He has written for publications including Aeon and Psychology Today.
Editorial reviewsAnyone who loves philosophy, history, and the history of ideas will thoroughly enjoy reading Burton's book. -The US Review of BooksBurton offers abundant insights, and effectively connects the work of three famous philosophers to the struggles of modern-day readers. -The BookLife PrizePrecise and profound without being pedantic . A government of the wise and virtuous that seeks the happiness of all seems as far away as ever.
This book brings us near the philosophers who troubled to think through these things. -RelibroAs humanity faces deepening crises, Burton is increasingly turning to the wisdom of the ancients for answers. Through his work, he seeks to bridge the gap between ancient philosophy and modern challenges, offering insights that resonate deeply in today's troubled world. -Plato's Academy Centre, AthensExplore the origins of Western thought through three of its most influential minds.
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