Philosophical Tales: Being an Alternative History Revealing the Characters, the Plots, and the Hidden Scenes That Make Up the True Story of Philosophy

Martin Cohen, Raul Gonzalez, III (Illustrator)

ISBN: 978-1-4051-4036-2

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296 pages

May 2008, Wiley-Blackwell

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Offers a refreshing ‘alternative history’ of philosophy
Questions whether the some of the great tales of philosophy may actually be fictions, falsehoods, lies and
fibs: Did Plato really write the Socratic Dialogues? Did Descartes ever really utter the words, “I think,
therefore I am”?
Examines a few of the fascinating biographical details of history’s greatest philosophers, such as Kant’s
need to roll himself three times in his sheets each night before sleeping
Provides us with illuminating insights that will encourage a more active, critical way of thinking