by Julian Baggini · Granta Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781783782307
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«How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy» is Julian Baggini's philosophy essay, published by Granta Books in paperback.
Baggini maps global thought: he explains how written philosophy flourished separately in China, India and ancient Greece, and how those traditions shaped distinct cultures. He then journeys through Japan, the Muslim world and the oral traditions of Africa and Australia, comparing them with Western philosophy.
The work was originally published in 2018; this English edition is from 2019 and has 432 pages.
Suitable for readers interested in comparative philosophy and a global view of cultures, with no prior philosophical training required.
Julian Baggini is an English philosopher, journalist and the author of over 20 books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is co-founder of The Philosophers' Magazine, and has written for some newspapers and magazines. In addition to writing on the subject of philosophy he has also written books on atheism, secularism and the nature of national identity. He is a patron of Humanists UK, an organization promoting secular humanism.
