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by DK (Author)
Los asuntos y teorías que más han intrigado e interesado a las curiosas mentes de los jóvenes en un solo libro: el sentido de la vida, el bien y el mal, la naturaleza de la realidad o la procedencia del conocimiento. Este libro, diseñado especialmente para ellos, repasa y explica las principales teorías filosóficas y los autores más importantes a través de atractivos gráficos e infografías.
Podemos saber realmente lo que está pensando otra persona? Por qué está mal mentir o robar? La filosofía está llena de grandes cuestiones que afectan a todas las facetas de nuestra vida, desde las amistades que hacemos al modo en que hablamos. Filosofía para mentes inquietas presenta a los pensadores más notables y expone las fascinantes ideas que han moldeado la filosofía a lo largo de la historia. Si alguna vez te has parado a pensar en los grandes misterios de la vida, este libro es para ti.
A perfect introduction for teens to life's big questions that combines clear text with cool graphic illustrations to explain big philosophical ideas and how they relate to everyday life in an understandable way.
The second installment in DK's new Heads Up series, Heads Up Philosophy addresses the issues and theories that are most intriguing and relevant to the curious minds of teens. Questions such as "What is knowledge?," "What is reality?," "What is the mind?," and "What's right and wrong?" are all addressed. For further understanding, great philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Thomas Aquinas are profiled, and major theories such as epistemology and metaphysics are explained.
With its visual approach, Heads Up Philosophy is designed to provoke, entertain, and stimulate young minds. If you've ever wondered about the big philosophical questions, this is the book for you.
Author Biography
DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products. Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK's extensive children's list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO(R) books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.
