Philosophy in 90 Minutes series

The Philosophy in 90 Minutes series, written by Paul Strathern, is a series of short introductory biographical overviews on well-known philosophers, set in brief historical context, along with brief impressions of their philosophies. The books are also produced in audio format; read by narrator Robert Whitfield. The series’ intent is to "write about the philosophers' lives, [while] adding in a few of their ideas" Also, a web page with the Library Journal review

Contents The books and audio presentations are considered to be outlines of the given philosopher. Interesting anecdotes about the subject are pervasive, and lines are quoted from published works in "an epigraphic style". Each volume contains relevant chronologies, including a chronology of philosophy that is repeated in at least some books. Finally several suggested further reading titles are also included.

Titles in the series +Volume titlePhilosopherPublication dateAristotle in 90 MinutesAristotleSeptember 1, 1996Berkeley in 90 MinutesGeorge BerkeleyApril 10, 2000Bertrand Russell in 90 MinutesBertrand RussellApril 17, 2001Confucius in 90 MinutesConfuciusMay 4, 1999Derrida in 90 MinutesJacques DerridaNovember 10, 2000Descartes in 90 MinutesRené DescartesSeptember 1, 1996Dewey in 90 MinutesJohn DeweySeptember 24, 2002Foucault in 90 MinutesMichel FoucaultApril 10, 2000Hegel in 90 MinutesGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelApril 1, 1997Heidegger in 90 MinutesMartin HeideggerApril 9, 2002Hume in 90 MinutesDavid HumeMay 4, 1999J. S. Mill in 90 MinutesJohn Stuart MillSeptember 24, 2002Kant in 90 MinutesImmanuel KantSeptember 1, 1996Kierkegaard in 90 MinutesSøren KierkegaardApril 1, 1997Leinbiz in 90 MinutesGottfried Wilhelm LeibnizNovember 10, 2000Locke in 90 MinutesJohn LockeNovember 16, 1999Machiavelli in 90 MinutesNiccolò MachiavelliNovember 1, 1998Marx in 90 MinutesKarl MarxApril 17, 2001Nietzsche in 90 MinutesFriedrich NietzscheSeptember 1, 1996Plato in 90 MinutesPlatoSeptember 1, 1996Rousseau in 90 MinutesJean-Jacques RousseauApril 9, 2002Sartre in 90 MinutesJean-Paul SartreJune 1, 1998Schopenhauer in 90 MinutesArthur SchopenhauerNovember 8, 1999Socrates in 90 MinutesSocratesApril 1, 1997Spinoza in 90 MinutesBaruch SpinozaNovember 1, 1998St. Augustine in 90 MinutesAugustine of HippoApril 1, 1997Thomas Aquinas in 90 MinutesThomas AquinasJune 1, 1998Wittgenstein in 90 MinutesLudwig WittgensteinJanuary 1, 1996

References

External links Works by or about Philosophers in 90 Minutes series in libraries (WorldCat catalog)