Great Philosophers (Great People in History)

Stangroom, Jeremy; Garvey, James

ISBN 10: 1477704043 ISBN 13: 9781477704042

Publisher: Rosen Young Adult

Synopsis

Introduces history's greatest philosophers and explains their major contributions to the field of philosophy, profiling such figures as Francis Bacon, David Hume, John Stuart Mill, and Bertrand Russell.

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From School Library Journal:

Gr 8 Up–These titles offer concise yet full biographies. Leaders devotes a spread to each of the 54 subjects introduced; they are organized more or less chronologically within the sections: “Statemen,” “Military Commanders,” “Reformers,” “National Liberators,” and “Revolutionaries.” However, the chronology falls down in the section on liberators, which goes from Mahatma Gandhi to Nelson Mandela followed by Shaka Zulu and Aung San Suu Kyi. In Stangroom and Garvey's volume, 29 philosophers are introduced in four-page, information-laden entries. Sidebars emphasize the subjects' works. In both books, a photograph or a portrait reproduction of each subject starts off the entry. Further photos and illustrations add flavor to the dense text. Obscure figures such as Emmeline Pankhurst, militant British women's suffragette, and William James, founder of pragmatism, mix in with better-known figures such as Thomas Jefferson and Socrates. Overall, while brief, these titles are good starting points for report writers.–Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WIα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• ISBN 10: 1477704043
• ISBN 13: 9781477704042
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 128