50 Big Ideas You Really Need to Know

50 Big Ideas You Really Need to Know is a concise, accessible and popular guide to the central tenets of Western thought.

Every important principle of philosophy, religion, politics, economics, the arts and the sciences is profiled in a series of short illustrated essays, complemented by an informative array of timelines and box features.

From feminism to capitalism, evolution to existentialism, this compact guide is the perfect introduction to the big ideas that shape the world we live in.

Author Ben Dupre read Classics at Exeter College, Oxford before pursuing a career in reference publishing. He has more than 20 years' experience of bringing complex and challenging concepts to the widest possible audience.