Philosophy in Simple Words is key

How was the universe created? What is the truth? How can we live a virtuous life? Since the dawn of history, man has posed such important questions as well as others about the nature of life and existence—and great thinkers have proposed answers that continue to shape our world. Written in simple and easy-to-understand language, this book is full of concise but complete and completely understandable explanations, step-by-step diagrams that explain complex theories, classic memorable philosophical quotes, and is also enriched with clever illustrations that wittily outline the points that man has for the great philosophical questions. Whether you are a beginner, an enthusiastic student, or an advanced scholar, Philosophy in Simple Words will provide you with plenty of intellectual food. The book examines the main philosophical theories from the ancient world until today. More specifically, you will get to know the theories of philosophers: of the ancient world: Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Confucius, Siddhartha Gautama, etc. of the Middle Ages: Saint Augustine, Avicenna, Thomas Aquinas, etc. of the Renaissance and the age of reason: Machiavelli, Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, etc. of the era of the revolution (1750-1900): Voltaire, Adam Smith, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, etc. of the period 1900-1950: Nietzsche, Saussure, Ortega y Gasset, Benjamin, Marcuse, Popper, Adorno, Camus, etc. of the period from 1950 to today: Roland Barthes, Thomas Kuhn, Lyotard, Chomsky, Kristeva, Žižek, etc.