What's the Difference? Philosophy : 150 Key Concepts in Philosophy

Ferner, Adam

ISBN 10: 0711298874 / ISBN 13: 9780711298873

Editore: Ivy Press, 2025

Riguardo questo articolo

Codice articolo 47939533-n

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: What's the Difference? Philosophy : 150 Key ...

Casa editrice: Ivy Press

Data di pubblicazione: 2025

Legatura: Brossura

Condizione: New

Descrizione articolo

Riassunto:

What’s the difference between sarcasm and irony? Or nihilism and fatalism? Or sex and gender?

This book is part of a new series and a brand-new approach to popular reference based on the question, ‘What’s the difference?’.

Inside, there are crystal-clear explanations of 150 paired words that build into a wide-ranging philosophy primer. Philosophical concepts are explored in pairs to help clarify common (and not-so-common) confusions. Exploring two definitions at the same time cuts to the heart of a topic quickly and clearly so you can avoid those all too frequent conceptual slip-ups.

This book helps you to define your terms so you can tell the difference between a chatterbox and a brainbox, a sophist and a sage, and crucially a well-informed argument and a sloppy debate.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Adam Ferner has worked in academic philosophy in France and the UK, as well as in schools, youth centres and other alternative learning spaces. He has written three books – Organisms and Personal Identity (Routledge, 2016), Think Differently (White Lion Publishing, 2018) and, with Nadia Mehdi and Zara Bain, Crash Course: Philosophy (Ivy, 2019)  – and has been published widely in philosophical and popular journals. Adam is an associate editor of the Forum's Essays, and a member of the Changelings, a North London fiction collaboration.