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Philosophy in Comics (Introducing Philosophy: A Graphic Guide)

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This graphic novel by Dave Robinson is an excellent introduction to such a complex field as philosophy, in which for many centuries there have been so many currents and theories that the devil will break his feet with them to understand the details:) But the author wraps them in a funny text, and the illustrator, Judy Groves, accompanies the text with interesting pictures with implicit references to other philosophers. The book begins with the ancient Greeks: Pythagoras, Parmenides, Zeno, Empedocles, Democritus fly quickly and further the author stops at the era of Socrates Socrates, Plato, Aristotle understand much more in the book, for example, the myth of Plato’s cave or his utopia with a state ruled by philosophers, as well as Aristotle’s logic and scientific knowledge. Then there was the time of the Romans, who were not particularly engaged in philosophy, unlike more mundane things.

  • and only in the Middle Ages, these reflections on existence began anew, but outside the walls of monasteries in the application to questions of religion, where they manifested themselves: Blessed Augustine, Anselm of Canterbury, Pierre Abelard, Thomas Aquinas, William Occam Then came the era of revival and questions of philosophy went beyond religious dogmas - you may recall, Erasmus of Rotherdam, Nicollo Macchiavelli (But he's more of a political scientist.)Thomas Hobbes.
  • further in the sky there were philosophers-scientists - Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, Wilhelm Leibniz

And then everything turns more interesting as we get closer to our time, so I recommend reading the original. Plus, it is better to read Karl Popper with his theory of falsification of scientific theories, as well as Thomas Kuhn with his structure of scientific revolutions, plus Deridu with his deconstruction, which is mentioned in the book. Technology Strategy Patterns:)

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