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Philosophy: a very short introduction

✍ Scribed by Craig, Edward

Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, c2002.
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Weight: 1 MB
Series: Very Short Introductions 55
Category: Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780192854216

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Review

`[The Very Short Introduction to Philosophy] shows that philosophy really can be fascinating, broad-minded and full of surprise. As a means of stimulating interest in the subject it has few rivals.' Julian Baggini, The Philosopher's Magazine

Product Description

How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? This book introduces important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, via readings from Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hegel, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It emphasizes throughout the point of studying philosophy, explains how different areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is studied.

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