Philosophical Tales: Being an Alternative History Revealing the Characters, the Plots, and the Hidden Scenes That Make Up the True Story of PhilosophyISBN: 978-1-4051-4036-2
Hardcover
296 pages
May 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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“We need more stories in philosophy, and Martin Cohen aims to
fill this lacuna with Philosophical Tales. [This book] is
intended for a general audience interested in a satirical
introduction to overlooked aspects of Western philosophy and the
lives of the great philosophers. Philosophical Tales
does tell a number of interesting stories, and any instructor of
philosophy will find it handy to have these stories available to
enliven a class. Instructors will also find it valuable to
use these philosophical tales to raise a compelling question: is a
philosophy only as good as the philosopher who proposes it?”
(Teaching Philosophy, December 2009)
"Great philosophers only become well known after their deaths. Indeed, to speak of contemporary celebrity philosophers is oxymoronic. Still, one can't help wondering who amongst living philosophers will merit future Philosophical Tales. (The Philosopher, Autumn 2008)
“A lover of philosophical ideas and practiced debunker of intellectual sham, Martin Cohen knocks some thirty important philosophers from Socrates to Derrida off their pedestals, and presents in a series of philosophical tales various aspects of their thought, life and personality which few of us ever suspected.” – Zenon Stavrinides, University of Bradford