What Makes a Philosopher Great?

Name: What Makes a Philosopher Great?
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

What Makes a Philosopher Great?Thirteen Arguments for Twelve Philosophers\nAuthor(s): Stephen Hetherington\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138936164, 978-1138936164\nSynopsis\nThis book is inspired by a single powerful question. What is it to be great as a philosopher? No single grand answer is presumed to be possible; instead, rewardingly close studies of philosophical greatness are developed. This is a scholarly yet accessible volume, blending metaphilosophy with the long history of philosophy and traversing centuries and continents. The result is a series of case studies by accomplished scholars, each chapter trying to understand and convey a particular philosophers greatness:\n\nLloyd P. Gerson on Plato\n\nKaryn Lai on Zhuangzi\n\nDavid Bronstein on Aristotle\n\nJonardon Ganeri on Buddhaghosa\n\nJeffrey Hause on Aquinas\n\nGary Hatfield on Descartes\n\nKaren Detlefsen on du Chtelet\n\nDon Garrett on Hume\n\.