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Nigel Warburton, born March 30, 1962, is a popular British philosopher. He currently lives in Oxford, UK. Nigel studied in University of Bristol receiving his bachelor’s degree, and also studied in Darwin College, Cambridge, receiving his PhD. Warburton then went on to become a lecturer in the University of Nottingham. After that, Warburton joined the department of The Open University, one of the largest research universities in the UK. Although recently, in May 2013, he left his job as a Philosophy lecturer at The Open University. Although, Warburton currently gives philosophy lectures, and airs regularly on the popular podcast series, Philosophy Bites. Not only does he run a podcast, but Nigel manages Virtual Philosopher, a popular …show more content…
Although A Little History of Philosophy remains as his best selling book.
Synopsis:
A Little History of Philosophy is a book that includes multiple philosophers, regarding their beliefs on the world we live in. This book is …show more content…
Whether they’re questions about the creator of this planet, or whether there even is a creator of the world we live in. There are questions regarding the measurement of the quality of life, and questions about whether the life we live, is actually real. This book is a bundle of different ideas from different philosophers. In A Little History of Philosophy, there are multiple themes that Warburton presents. Such as Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy that God is dead, Descartes’ philosophy that the life we live, might be a dream, Nicolo Machiavelli’s philosophy that it is better to be feared, than loved, or even Aristotle’s philosophy of true happiness. The first major theme I will talk about from this book is Nietzsche’s philosophy about the death of God. Warburton talks about Nietzsche’s early life, when, at the university of Basel, he was appointed as a professor, and that too, at the age of only 24. He wanted to explore and enlighten his carreer, although his ideas and original thinking took him to a new path. Soon Nitetzsche started to believe that God is dead, but one simple question asked him to go even further into his thoughts. He asked himself, “If God is dead, what comes next?”(172) Although his answer was simple. He believed that in
Nigel Warburton, born March 30, 1962, is a popular British philosopher. He currently lives in Oxford, UK. Nigel studied in University of Bristol receiving his bachelor’s degree, and also studied in Darwin College, Cambridge, receiving his PhD. Warburton then went on to become a lecturer in the University of Nottingham. After that, Warburton joined the department of The Open University, one of the largest research universities in the UK. Although recently, in May 2013, he left his job as a Philosophy lecturer at The Open University. Although, Warburton currently gives philosophy lectures, and airs regularly on the popular podcast series, Philosophy Bites. Not only does he run a podcast, but Nigel manages Virtual Philosopher, a popular …show more content…
Although A Little History of Philosophy remains as his best selling book.
Synopsis:
A Little History of Philosophy is a book that includes multiple philosophers, regarding their beliefs on the world we live in. This book is …show more content…
Whether they’re questions about the creator of this planet, or whether there even is a creator of the world we live in. There are questions regarding the measurement of the quality of life, and questions about whether the life we live, is actually real. This book is a bundle of different ideas from different philosophers. In A Little History of Philosophy, there are multiple themes that Warburton presents. Such as Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy that God is dead, Descartes’ philosophy that the life we live, might be a dream, Nicolo Machiavelli’s philosophy that it is better to be feared, than loved, or even Aristotle’s philosophy of true happiness. The first major theme I will talk about from this book is Nietzsche’s philosophy about the death of God. Warburton talks about Nietzsche’s early life, when, at the university of Basel, he was appointed as a professor, and that too, at the age of only 24. He wanted to explore and enlighten his carreer, although his ideas and original thinking took him to a new path. Soon Nitetzsche started to believe that God is dead, but one simple question asked him to go even further into his thoughts. He asked himself, “If God is dead, what comes next?”(172) Although his answer was simple. He believed that in