Exploiting an innovative structure and a streamlined and easy-to-understand style, the Manuale di base is proposed as a basic text for those approaching the history of philosophy for the first time. The first section presents the major writers of classic, Christian and modern philosophy whom all students need to be familiar with. The description of the context and the analysis of the principal works are conceived in such a way as to identify the main issues of philosophical reflection and bring the reader into direct contact with the texts. The second section is instead devoted to the most significant trends and issues of contemporary philosophy, both organised by lemmas, ranging from epistemology to utilitarianism, from bioethics to globalisation and neurobiology. This is an updated introduction to philosophy which avails of the contributions of some of the most eminent exponents on the Italian philosophical scene.
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