Ponder life's biggest questions with this spectacular hardback to philosophy through its 100 key thinkers, beautifully illustrated in full-colour throughout.

From the metaphysics of Plato to the nihilism of Nietzsche, this engaging and accessible book invites readers to contemplate the ideas of 100 key philosophers within the Western intellectual tradition. Covering philosophical, scientific, political and religious thought over a period of 2,500 years, Philosophy: 100 Essential Thinkers serves as an excellent guide to this history of philosophy and the progress that has been made in interpreting the world around us.

These figures include:

• Aristotle

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Karl Marx

• Simone de Beauvoir

• Noam Chomsky

• W.V.O Quine

By presenting details of their lives and the concerns and circumstances that motivated them, along with a range of full-colour illustrations, this book makes philosophy come to life as a relevant and meaningful approach to thinking about the contemporary world.