Warburton, Nigel 1962- creator author. text ctu 2025 2011 monographic eng viii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm Presents an introduction to the ideas of major Western philosophers, including Aristotle, Augustine, John Locke, and Karl Marx. The Man Who Asked Questions -- True Happiness -- We Know Nothing The Garden Path -- Learning Not to Care -- Who Is Pulling Our Strings? -- The Consolation of Philosophy -- The Perfect Island -- The Fox and the Lion -- Nasty, Brutish, and Short -- Could You Be Dreaming? -- Place Your Bets -- The Lens Grinder -- The Prince and the Cobbler -- The Elephant in the Room -- The Best of All Possible Worlds? -- The Imaginary Watchmaker -- Born Free --Rose-Tinted Reality -- What if Everyone Did That? -- Practical Bliss --The Owl of Minerva -- Glimpses of Reality -- Space to Grow -- Unintelligent Design -- Life�s Sacrifices -- Workers of the World Unite -- So What? -- The Death of God -- Thoughts in Disguise -- Is the Present King of France Bald? -- Boo!/Hooray! -- The Anguish of Freedom -- Bewitched by Language -- The Man Who Didn�t Ask Questions -- Learning from Mistakes -- The Runaway Train and the Unwanted Violinist -- Fairness through Ignorance -- Can Computers Think? -- A Modern Gadfly -- Index. general Nigel Warburton Includes index. Philosophy History Philosophers 190 9780300283266 PPAK 260311 20260311104441.0 eng