Socrates' Children, Volume IV: Contemporary Philosophers

  • Year 2019
  • Type Book
  • Genre philosophy
  • Tradition Catholic
  • Original language English

For For beginning students of philosophy and general readers wanting a clear survey of its great thinkers; not for specialists.

Should I read this?

For the general reader
4 of 5 strongly recommended
For the researcher
3 of 5 worth your time
Difficulty
2 of 5 moderate

Volume IV of his four-volume introduction to the hundred greatest philosophers: contemporary philosophers.

How it proceeds
  • Philosophic 5 of 5
  • Scriptural 1 of 5
  • Experiential 0 of 5
  • Sociological 1 of 5
  • Historical 4 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

Volume IV of Socrates' Children, Kreeft's four-volume introduction to philosophy through the hundred greatest philosophers, written after some sixty years of teaching as the clear and enjoyable beginner's text he had long wanted. Published by St. Augustine's Press in 2019 and reissued by Word on Fire. This volume covers the philosophers of the twentieth century, presenting each thinker's big ideas as part of the great conversation that began with Socrates.

Catalog IDW.T1EGYS.S

Edition details and descriptions on this page were compiled with the aid of AI research tools. Readers are encouraged to verify specifics (publisher, translator, edition year) against the originating source before purchase or citation.