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Philosophy
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Edward Craig
- Narrado por: Maurice West
- Duración: 3 h y 33 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 114
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 66
This lively and engaging book is the ideal introduction for anyone who has ever been puzzled by what philosophy is or what it is for. Edward Craig argues that philosophy is not an activity born from another planet; learning about it is just a matter of broadening and deepening what most of us do already. He shows that philosophy is no mere intellectual pastime.
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5 out of 5 stars
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good intro
- De reggie p en 02-08-06
- Philosophy
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Edward Craig
- Narrado por: Maurice West
Starts slow but gets better towards the end
Revisado: 10-01-11
I'm a layperson who has always considered philosophy to be interesting but I've never gotten around to studying it before this.
During the first hour, I almost abandoned the book. The author spends 25 minutes desperately trying to convince the audience that philosophy is relevant and important and then proceeds to spend the next 40 minutes describing and analyzing some ancient conversation by Socrates. I couldn't help but think "If anything, this enforces my stereotypes about how far the philosophers are from real world issues".
After that, however, everything changes. The author begins explaining different schools of thought, the basic tenets, and - perhaps most importantly - their historical context and significance. The rest of the book is thought-provoking and provides a good starting point to delve deeper into the subject. (I certainly intend to read more from some of the philosophers the author recommends towards the end)
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Boneshaker
- De: Cherie Priest
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton, Kate Reading
- Duración: 13 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,011
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,608
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,612
In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaska’s ice. Thus was Dr. Blue’s Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine born.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Excommunicate and Banish This Book
- De Darwin8u en 05-10-12
- Boneshaker
- De: Cherie Priest
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton, Kate Reading
Captivating!
Revisado: 09-27-11
Boneshaker is an interesting mix of cool gadgets, survival horror and eccentric characters. Even so, all those elements exists simply to provide an exciting framework for what the book is really about: The character development of two very realistic people (a 15 year old boy and his mother), both of which are very easy to identify with. For the first hour I felt that the plot started out too slowly but when I now look back, I realize that it couldn't have been any other way.
This is one of the highest quality steampunk stories I've read/heard.
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