How the world thinks: a global history of philosophy

By:

Baggini, Julian

Material type:

TextPublication details: London Granta Books 2018Description: xxxiii, 398pISBN:

9781783782307

Subject(s):

Philosophy--History

DDC classification:

109BAG

Summary: 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?

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam Philosophy	109BAG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	UR010557
Book	UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam Philosophy	109BAG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	UR010558
Book	UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Philosophy	109BAG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	URD003155
Book	UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Philosophy	109BAG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	URD00300

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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?

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