How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy | 誠品線上

世界是這樣思考的: 寫給所有人的全球哲學巡禮

內容簡介

內容簡介 哲學是走進世界的一扇窗，是理解生命、自然及人類思想的工具。我們可以在紫禁城的建築裡找到儒家思想的軌跡，在雅典市集裡看到亞里斯多德的生命價值，在巴黎左岸的個人日常中體驗存在主義的哲學觀點。本書是一部世界哲學史選輯，以哲學的筆，速寫各地思考特徵。作者透過實地觀察與比較論述的方式，捕捉中國日常生活裡言必稱和諧、伊斯蘭世界抗拒俗世化、印度的生死輪迴、西方社會的個人主義，為世界建構一個更完整的圖像與更客觀的理解。 人類歷史有個無法解釋的奇妙之處，就是世界各地的哲學大約在同個時期繁盛。代表印度哲學的古奧義書，成書於西元前八至六世紀；中國最偉大的哲學家孔子生於西元前五五一年；希臘蘇格拉底之前最知名的第一位哲學家「米利都的泰利斯」生於西元前六二四年；佛陀悉達多誕生於約西元前五六六至四八六年間。哲學始於人的困惑，最重要的問題是「事物實際上是什麼？」以及「如何解釋事物的變化？」對這些問題給出的答案，後來就被稱作哲學。這些思考的前提在於人們逐漸認識到：事物並不像表面上所看到的那樣。現象往往不同於實在。哲學家們用不同的眼光來審視這些問題，不同於以往那種神祕的視角。 早期哲學對世界各地不同的文化發展具有深遠影響，影響了人們的信仰、思考問題和生活的方式。我們的文化會吸收哲學的世界觀、道德觀、生活目標，將之融入生活各層面。在希臘時代，對人和科學的認識都是哲學的一部分。哲學要能解釋人類生命，也必須能解釋世界、自然及其後的一切。其實，我們的日常思考很多都是植基於豐富的哲學傳統。如果我們想要知道為什麼人們會相信他們相信的事，最重要的是去理解他們的知識與相信從何而來，而這些知識來源往往就是哲學傳統。本中文書介出自《世界是這樣思考的: 寫給所有人的全球哲學巡禮》商周出版出版*SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'There to fill the Sapiens-size hole in your life' ObserverIn this groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, Julian Baggini travels the world to provide a wide-ranging map of human thought.One 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. What 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. 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?Offering 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."

作者介紹

作者介紹 Julian Baggini's books include Welcome to Everytown: A Journey into the English Mind, What's It All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life, the bestselling The Pig that Wants to be Eaten, Do They Think You're Stupid?, The Ego Trick, The Virtues of the Table: How to Eat and Think, and Freedom Regained, all published by Granta Books. He has written for various newspapers, magazines, academic journals and think tanks. His website is microphilosophy.net.

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