John Marmysz is an instructor of philosophy at the College of Marin, USA. His primary research interests focus on the issue of nihilism and its cultural manifestations. Marmysz is the author of numerous books and articles in philosophy addressing topics such as nihilism, film, humor, and the history of philosophy. He is an associate editor of The Philosophy of Humor Yearbook, a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award, and has served as an NEH fellow.

• Introduction1. Myth, Science, Philosophy, and the Presocratics2. Socrates3. Plato4. Aristotle5. The Hellenistic Philosophers6. Medieval Philosophy7. René Descartes and the Transition from Medieval to Modern Thinking8. David Hume9. Kant’s Transcendental Idealism10. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and the Manifestations of Geist11. Happiness, Suffering, and Pessimism in Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Mill12. Anglo-American Philosophy13. Existentialism and the Return to Being14. Philosophy in the Postmodern AgeConcluding Remarks on the Nature of PhilosophyBibliographyAbout the AuthorAbout the Illustrator

With clarity and eloquence, John Marmysz humanizes the writings of a vast range of philosophers, placing different schools of thought in illuminating historical context. The Path of Philosophy offers cogent critical perspectives that invite reflection for any reader seeking a synoptic view of the history of philosophy in its many forms.

John Marmysz is an instructor of philosophy at the College of Marin, USA. His primary research interests focus on the issue of nihilism and its cultural manifestations. Marmysz is the author of numerous books and articles in philosophy addressing topics such as nihilism, film, humor, and the history of philosophy. He is an associate editor of The Philosophy of Humor Yearbook, a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award, and has served as an NEH fellow.

• Introduction1. Myth, Science, Philosophy, and the Presocratics2. Socrates3. Plato4. Aristotle5. The Hellenistic Philosophers6. Medieval Philosophy7. René Descartes and the Transition from Medieval to Modern Thinking8. David Hume9. Kant’s Transcendental Idealism10. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and the Manifestations of Geist11. Happiness, Suffering, and Pessimism in Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Mill12. Anglo-American Philosophy13. Existentialism and the Return to Being14. Philosophy in the Postmodern AgeConcluding Remarks on the Nature of PhilosophyBibliographyAbout the AuthorAbout the Illustrator

With clarity and eloquence, John Marmysz humanizes the writings of a vast range of philosophers, placing different schools of thought in illuminating historical context. The Path of Philosophy offers cogent critical perspectives that invite reflection for any reader seeking a synoptic view of the history of philosophy in its many forms.

John Marmysz is an instructor of philosophy at the College of Marin, USA. His primary research interests focus on the issue of nihilism and its cultural manifestations. Marmysz is the author of numerous books and articles in philosophy addressing topics such as nihilism, film, humor, and the history of philosophy. He is an associate editor of The Philosophy of Humor Yearbook, a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award, and has served as an NEH fellow.

• Introduction1. Myth, Science, Philosophy, and the Presocratics2. Socrates3. Plato4. Aristotle5. The Hellenistic Philosophers6. Medieval Philosophy7. René Descartes and the Transition from Medieval to Modern Thinking8. David Hume9. Kant’s Transcendental Idealism10. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and the Manifestations of Geist11. Happiness, Suffering, and Pessimism in Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Mill12. Anglo-American Philosophy13. Existentialism and the Return to Being14. Philosophy in the Postmodern AgeConcluding Remarks on the Nature of PhilosophyBibliographyAbout the AuthorAbout the Illustrator

With clarity and eloquence, John Marmysz humanizes the writings of a vast range of philosophers, placing different schools of thought in illuminating historical context. The Path of Philosophy offers cogent critical perspectives that invite reflection for any reader seeking a synoptic view of the history of philosophy in its many forms.