"Socrates to Sartre and Beyond"
"Socrates to Sartre and Beyond"
An overview and summary of "Socrates to Sartre and Beyond: A History of Philosophy" by Samuel Enoch Stumpf and James Fieser.
2,290 words (
approx. 9.2 pages) |
1 source |
MLA | 2008
Paper Summary:
The paper looks at "Socrates to Sartre and Beyond: A History of Philosophy" where Samuel Enoch Stumpf and his co-author James Fieser strive to show a line of intellectual continuity between the earliest ancient philosophers like Socrates, and the 20th century French founder of existentialism Jean-Paul Sartre. The paper offers a summary of the book's treatment of pre-Socratic philosophers, Socrates, Aristotle, Descartes, Berkley, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Marx, James and finally, Sartre.
From the Paper:
"In Socrates to Sartre and Beyond: A History of Philosophy Samuel Enoch Stumpf and his co-author James Fieser might seem to be taking upon themselves an impossible and unwieldy task. As the title of their work proclaims, they strive to show a line of intellectual continuity between the earliest ancient philosophers like Socrates, one of the first and most famous modern philosophers, through the thought of the post-war, atheistic philosopher, the 20th century French founder of existentialism Jean-Paul Sartre. Finally, the 'beyond' part of the text catapults the reader squarely into modern analytic and postmodern theory, in an attempt to place our contemporary culture in a historical context. The authors try to create history of philosophy by examining how the human race came to conceptualize and question such concepts as a 'good life' and 'truth.'"
Sample of Sources Used:
- Stumpf, Samuel Enoch & James Fieser Socrates to Sartre and Beyond: A History of Philosophy. 7th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2003.
"Socrates to Sartre and Beyond" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Socrates-to-Sartre-and-Beyond/110443
""Socrates to Sartre and Beyond"" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Socrates-to-Sartre-and-Beyond/110443>