The Philosophy Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained). By Will Buckingham. Rated 4.5 stars, from 86 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $25.00; digital list(?) price $7.99; Kindle price now
$1.99. DK, publisher. 352 pages.
http://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Boo...y+Explained%29.
Book Description
The Philosophy Book explains more than one hundred of the greatest ideas in philosophy through clear, succinct text and easy-to-follow graphics.
Using straightforward graphics and artworks, as well as thoroughly accessible text that elucidates more than two thousand years of philosophical thought, The Philosophy Book makes abstract concepts concrete.
From moral ethics to the philosophies of religions, The Philosophy Book sheds a light on the famous ideas and thinkers from the ancient world through the present day. Including theories from Pythagoras to Voltaire and Mary Wollstonecraft to Noam Chomsky, The Philosophy Book offers anyone with an interest in philosophy an essential resource to the great philosophers and the views that have shaped our society.
The Science Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained). By DK [the publisher]. Rated 4.2 stars, from 20 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $25.00; digital list(?) price $7.99; Kindle price now
$1.99. DK Children, publisher. 352 pages.
http://www.amazon.com/Science-Book-I...y+Explained%29.
Book Description
The Science Book explores how scientists have sought to explain our world and the universe, and how scientific discoveries have been made.
A new title in DK's successful "Big Ideas, Simply Explained" series, this book on science and the history of science looks at topics such as why Copernicus's ideas were contentious, how Galileo worked out his theories on motion and inertia, and what the discovery of DNA meant. The Science Book covers every area of science--astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, math, and physics, and brings the greatest scientific ideas to life with fascinating text, quirky graphics, and pithy quotes.