by Martin Burckhardt · Siruela · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498413632
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«Pequeña historia de las grandes ideas» is Martin Burckhardt's essay published by Siruela in paperback (200 pages, in Spanish).
Martin Burckhardt traces the origin of everyday objects such as the school, the clock or the figure of the policeman, showing how philosophy shaped our world. The journey explains why the police take their name from the Greek polis, what relation the coin has with the meat-roasting spit and how the alphabet influenced democracy.
Subtitled «Cómo la filosofía inventó nuestro mundo», it is part of the El Ojo del Tiempo collection by Siruela, number 47. Translation by María Condor.
Recommended for readers interested in the history of ideas and in a popularising approach to philosophy, with an accessible and entertaining tone.
