Ben Nadler

This is the third philosophy comic book I've read now, so you can say I'm a little obsessed with reading comic books about philosophy. Besides reading the philosopher themselves, this form of media is the best way for me to learn about the topic. Maybe it's because they explain it in pictures rather than using complicated words. However, out of the three book I have, I think this one was the hardest to read, probably because it written by a philosophy professor rather than your average comic book Joe.

This book only focus on European philosophers for 1633-1755. If you're looking for men in togas or Existentialist, look elsewhere. In some ways I like that this book is more focused with an idea compared to the others like this book. The other two comics were more mixed with what they talked about and who they talked about. However, this makes the book a little hard to get into if your looking for an into to philosophy. At times, I feel like you need to know who these philosopher are before hand. I had an easy time reading about Descartes because I've read his works and about him several times, but Locke got a little confusing to me because I've only read him in school and forgotten most of what I learned.

There were some philosopher in this I didn't even know or forgotten about. That's always a plus in my reviews if I learn about someone new or relearn. They briefly talk about Elisabeth of Bohemia whom I know of from reading Descartes obviously, but I knew nothing about her. Even though her part was brief, I wish to know more about her. She seems like an underrated female philosopher. This book also features a woman named Anne Conway, who I didn't know about at all, but again wish there was more about her too. Only issue I run into these philosophy books is there is a lack of women in this field.

I really liked the art in this book. It's kid of simple at times, but it works for educational comics. I like how he draws animals and buildings. He's detailed with those the most. I hope to see more of Ben Nadler's art.… (mere)