For students, teachers and smart-thinkers, our carefully structured, jargon-free series provides the base knowledge needed to get your head around complicated theories of brilliant intellectuals. Written in an accessible and engaging way, each book takes you through the life and influences of one great thinker, before taking a deep dive into three of their key theories in plain English. Smart thinking made easy! 
One of the greatest philosophers of all time, Immanuel Kant changed the course of thinking about ourselves and our world. His works cover a wide reach of thought, although he is perhaps best known for his metaphysics and epistemology. Who the hell is Immanuel Kant? begins by finding out who this brilliant man really was as a person and how the people and events in his life shaped his thought, before taking a deep dive into three of his most important ideas. Focusing on his theories of knowledge, beauty and the categorical imperative, this book explains the notoriously difficult ideas of Kant in an accessible, engaging and jargon-free way.

Who the Hell is Immanuel Kant?: And what are his theories all about?

Politics & Social Sciences

Robson, Dr Mark

Philosophy

Who the Hell is.

For students, teachers and curious minds, our carefully structured jargon-free series helps you really get to grips with brilliant intellectuals and their inherently complex theories. Written in an accessible and engaging way, each book takes you through the life and influences of these great thinkers, then takes a deep dive into three of their key theories in plain English.Smart thinking made easy! 
Regarded as one of the most important figures in the field of social psychology, Stanley Milgram was also one of the most controversial. Who the Hell is Stanley Milgram? looks at who this fascinating man really was, tracing his life and his intellectual influences before going on to discuss three of his most important ideas. Beginning with his most contentious work, the famous ‘obedience’ experiments, we learn just how powerful social situations are in shaping the behaviour of the individual. This book also looks at Milgram’s ‘lost-letter technique’ and his research into the ‘small-world problem’, examples of the innovative experimental techniques that he came up with to investigate pressing social and political questions.

Who the Hell is Stanley Milgram?: And what are his theories all about?

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Croft, Kimberley

Psychology & Counseling

For students, teachers and smart-thinkers, our carefully structured, jargon-free series provides the base knowledge needed to get your head around complicated theories of brilliant intellectuals. Written in an accessible and engaging way, each book takes you through the life and influences of one great thinker, before taking a deep dive into three of their key theories in plain English. Smart thinking made easy!\nWho the Hell is Jean Piaget? follows the life and works of this fascinating Swiss psychologist who is known for his theories on child development and education. Beginning with Piaget’s life story to find out who he was as a person, the book then goes on to look at how events and people impacted upon his thinking, before examining his three most important theories in detail. The first chapter covers Piaget’s Theory of Constructivism and the Organization of Knowledge. The next two chapters look at the different stages of cognitive and moral development in children and the final chapter shows how Piaget’s theories continue to be used by educators and psychotherapists today.

Who the Hell is Jean Piaget?: And what are his theories all about?

Koehler, Dr Jessica

Who the Hell is Abraham Maslow?: And what are his theories all about?

Banks, Elizabeth

Aging

For students, teachers and smart-thinkers, our carefully structured, jargon-free series provides the base knowledge needed to get your head around complicated theories of brilliant intellectuals. Written in an accessible and engaging way, each book takes you through the life and influences of one great thinker, before taking a deep dive into three of their key theories in plain English. Smart thinking made easy!\nWho the Hell is Ayn Rand? follows the life and works of the controversial, libertarian political thinker and novelist, Ayn Rand. Known for her polarizing beliefs on laissez-faire capitalism, individual rights and ethical egoism, Rand primarily conveyed her core ideas through her novels. Beginning with Rand’s life story to find out who she was as a person, the book then goes on to look at how events and people impacted upon her thinking, before examining her approach to politics, capitalism and morality. Above all, this study will seek to unpack what objectivism – her own philosophy and guide to life – stands for.

Who the Hell is Ayn Rand?: and what are her theories all about?

Lemieux, Simon

For students, teachers and smart-thinkers, our carefully structured, jargon-free series provides the base knowledge needed to get your head around complicated theories of brilliant intellectuals. Written in an accessible and engaging way, each book takes you through the life and influences of one great thinker, before taking a deep dive into three of their key theories in plain English. Smart thinking made easy! 
Carl Jung is one of psychology’s biggest pioneers whose deep understanding of the human mind enabled him to create a bridge between our conscious and unconscious. Beginning with his life story and how the people he met and events that occurred along the way impacted his thinking, we then take a deep dive into his theories. We look at Jung’s ideas on the human psyche and personality, and his understanding of the unconscious and archetypes before exploring his practical ideas and methods of ‘inner work’ and therapy. Explaining Jung’s work in a way that is easily understandable, we hope, too, that it will be inspirational for anyone new to his work.

Who the Hell is Carl Jung?: And what are his theories all about?

Milne, Sarah

For students, teachers and smart-thinkers, our carefully structured, jargon-free series provides the base knowledge needed to get your head around complicated theories of brilliant intellectuals. Written in an accessible and engaging way, each book takes you through the life and influences of one great thinker, before taking a deep dive into three of their key theories in plain English. Smart thinking made easy! 
Jean-Paul Sartre was a novelist, playwright and journalist – but most of all, he was a philosopher. One of the most important figures in 20th-century philosophy, he is best known for his writing on existentialism. Beginning with his life story to find out who he was as a person, this book then goes on to look at how events and people impacted upon his thinking, before examining his three most important ideas in detail. Chapters three and four explore two key concepts within his existentialism: phenomenological ontology and radical freedom, while the final chapter looks at his understanding of responsibility. While these ideas can seem complex, this book aims to guide you through Sartre’s fascinating concepts in an accessible and jargon-free way to allow you to discover an enriching and exciting philosophy.

Who the Hell is Jean-Paul Sartre?: and what are his theories all about?

Jones, Benjamin

For students, teachers and curious minds, our carefully structured jargon-free series helps you really get to grips with brilliant intellectuals and their inherently complex theories. Written in an accessible and engaging way, each book takes you through the life and influences of these great thinkers, then takes a deep dive into three of their key theories in plain English.Smart thinking made easy!Who the Hell is Erwin Panofsky? not only looks at Panofsky the person but also a defining moment in art history, where one man brought together several existing approaches to evaluating art and added some powerful new ones of his own. Beginning by tracing the life and influences of this great thinker we then take a deep dive into his theories on iconography and iconology. The final chapter studies Albrecht Dürer's Melencolia using Panofsky's iconographical method. This book sets out to decipher Panofsky's often complicated ideas and present them in such a way that they are easy to understand.

Who the Hell is Erwin Panofsky?: And what are his theories on art history all about?

Arts & Photography

Bowden, Alice

History & Criticism

For students, teachers and curious minds, our carefully structured jargon-free series helps you really get to grips with brilliant intellectuals and their inherently complex theories. Written in an accessible and engaging way, each book takes you through the life and influences of these great thinkers, then takes a deep dive into three of their key theories in plain English. Smart thinking made easy! 
Friedrich Nietzsche's ideas were so revolutionary and explosive that they mark the beginning of the Modern World. But who was Nietzsche? How did he come to see the world in such an extraordinary way, and why did he want to overturn and throw out everything - even God? 
This book looks at Nietzsche's life and the world in which he lived, so that the reader has a sense of the man and the times before taking a deep dive into some of his most groundbreaking ideas. Why did Nietzsche believe that 'God is dead'? Who is the Superhuman? What is the Will to Power? 
Engaging, easy to read, and nonetheless text-book accurate, this book is a thrilling ride through one of history's wildest but crystal-clear minds. If you've ever wondered, Who the hell is Friedrich Nietzsche? - here's your answer. 
Reviews 
"Who the hell is Friedrich Nietzsche? by Oliver Dixon shines light on the history and thought of Nietzsche in an accessible and unambiguous manner…Where the book particularly excels is in presenting some of the big theses that Nietzsche presents in his works…Dixon does a great job of presenting three of the key themes of Nietzsche’s work with both clarity and accuracy. I would highly recommend this book to anyone getting into Philosophy or anyone who just wants to learn more about one of the most misunderstood figures in modern Philosophy.” 
Jamie Corish, The Philosophy Foundation 
“A snappy, readable overview of Nietzsche’s life, key concepts and, most interestingly for me, influences and relevance to contemporary issues.” 
Glenn Skelhorn, Philosophy 4 Schools @ The Royal Institute of Philosophy 
"There are many misunderstandings about who Nietzsche was and the nature of his ideas. In ‘Who the Hell is Nietzsche’ Oliver Dixon challenges the myth of Nietzsche as a ‘prophet of doom’ unpacking his life-affirming philosophy. Dixon reflects the richness of Nietzsche’s multidisciplinary approach to philosophical problems and demonstrates the nuanced interpretations of Nietzsche in an undaunting and accessible style. This helps the reader to understand why the philosopher has been cited by figures of varying political shades as a key influence, from anarchists to conservatives to fascists. 
In unpacking the pivotal events in Nietzsche’s life in the first chapter, Dixon signals the factors that led to his philosophy that is both confrontational with 19th-century German society whilst at the same time very much being a product of it. With great insight, Dixon also looks to the present and how Nietzsche’s ideas continue to find relevance in our modern world. As well as reminding us to think more critically about how our value systems are constructed, Nietzsche promotes a scepticism towards the notion of absolute truth and the ideas that there is one morality and only one path to living a fulfilled life. 
If you’re looking to understand who Nietzsche was, the prime elements of his philosophy, and what he might have to say about our current predicament, then this is an excellent place to start." 
Benedict O'Connell, Philosophy teacher and tutor, Brighton

Who the Hell is Friedrich Nietzsche?: And what is his philosophy all about?

Dixon, Oliver

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