French-Chinese Comparative Introduction to World Famous Philosophers: Volume of Philosophers

Author: Huang Yanhong
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: In Alexandre Dumas's famous novel The Count of Monte Cristo, there is the following plot: Young sailor Edmond Dantès is framed by villains and thrown into the dark dungeon of If. Just as his spirit is on the verge of collapse, he coincidentally encounters Father Faria, who is also imprisoned in If. Faria not only comforts the helpless youth's lonely soul but also teaches him countless unheard-of knowledge. When Dantès learns that he can learn all the elder's knowledge within two years, he is greatly astonished. At this point, Faria explains: "Of course, not their application, but their principles and principles can be learned. Learning is not about knowing. The learned and the knowing are different. Memory creates the former, and philosophy creates the latter." He further explains: "Philosophy is unlearnable; it is a synthesis of science, sought by geniuses who can skillfully use science." As a devout follower of Epicurus, Mr. Dumas is invincible in writing novels and dramas, but he may not be interested in studying the "mysterious" "Gate of the Dao." However, these few sentences in the book are still quite appropriate. The origin of Western philosophy is long-standing, and throughout the centuries, its immense impact on human society has been recorded in history. Even in modern society, where technology develops at a breakneck pace, people can still talk with great enthusiasm about profound and enigmatic philosophical theories. The widespread popularity of Sartre's existentialist thought in France after the war is a clear example. Perhaps out of admiration for the obscure and profound philosophical ideas, people are often curious about philosophers—what kind of people are they? Do they spend their days in crowds, talking about nothing? Or do they behave strangely, living in isolation? Countless anecdotes and legends about them have emerged. Sometimes, those fictional legendary stories are more well-known to the world than the philosophical theories painstakingly derived by the philosophers themselves. It's hard to know whether this is a blessing or a curse. Anyway, there are still many philosophers from various eras known to the world today. This book selects several of them who are renowned and have had a great impact on human society, compiles their brief histories, and presents them to the readers.