{"product_id":"9781783782307","title":"How the World Thinks : A Global History of Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Baggini, Julian, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/10\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 432 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Granta Books,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGranta Books,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Popular philosophy, History of ideas\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781783782307\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e*SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eIn this groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, Julian Baggini travels the world to provide a wide-ranging map of human thought.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eOne of the great unexplained wonders of human history is that written philosophy flowered entirely separately in China, India and Ancient Greece at more or less the same time. These early philosophies have had a profound impact on the development of distinctive cultures in different parts of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat we call 'philosophy' in the West is not even half the story. 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eInterviewing 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?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eOffering deep insights into how different regions operate, and paying as much attention to commonalities as to differences, Baggini shows that by gaining greater knowledge of how others think we take the first step to a greater understanding of ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otherFormats\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35021891272857,"sku":"9781783782307","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781783782307.jpg?v=1602539767","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781783782307","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}