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Baggini, Julian,

How the world thinks : a global history of philosophy / Julian Baggini. - London : Granta Books, 2018. - xxxiii, 398 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"One of the great unexplained wonders of human history is that written philosophy flowered entirely separately in China, India and Ancient Greece at more or less the same time. These early philosophies have had a profound impact on the development of distinctive cultures in different parts of the world. What we call 'philosophy' in the West is not even half the story. Julian Baggini sets out to expand our horizons in How the World Thinks, exploring the philosophies of Japan, India, China and the Muslim world, as well as the lesser-known oral traditions of Africa and Australia's first peoples. Interviewing thinkers from around the globe, Baggini asks questions such as: why is the West is more individualistic than the East? What makes secularism a less powerful force in the Islamic world than in Europe? And how has China resisted pressures for greater political freedom? Offering deep insights into how different regions operate, and paying as much attention to commonalities as to differences, Baggini shows that by gaining greater knowledge of how others think we take the first step to a greater understanding of ourselves."--

ISBN: 9781783784837 1783784830 9781783782284 1783782285

LCCN: 2018410820

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB8G3721 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019040602 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Philosophy--History
Philosophy.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: B72 / .B34 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 109