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Simply Philosophy
Brendan Wilson
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Description for Simply Philosophy
Paperback. In this vivid and incisive guide, philosophy comes to life. Using the central idea of causality as a guiding principle, Brendan Wilson shows how the history of philosophy becomes a very clear and natural sequence of events. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: GBC; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 462.
In this vivid and incisive guide, philosophy comes to life. Using the central idea of causality as a guiding principle, Brendan Wilson shows how the history of philosophy becomes a very clear and natural sequence of events. The resulting perspective reveals the deep connections between the problems of science, mind and reality, freedom and responsibility, knowledge, language, truth and religion. Newcomers to philosophy will be able to engage with the great questions and ideas of the western tradition. The writing is clear and jargon-free, while the 'short-chapter' format gives the reader time to pause and think at each step along ... Read more
In this vivid and incisive guide, philosophy comes to life. Using the central idea of causality as a guiding principle, Brendan Wilson shows how the history of philosophy becomes a very clear and natural sequence of events. The resulting perspective reveals the deep connections between the problems of science, mind and reality, freedom and responsibility, knowledge, language, truth and religion. Newcomers to philosophy will be able to engage with the great questions and ideas of the western tradition. The writing is clear and jargon-free, while the 'short-chapter' format gives the reader time to pause and think at each step along ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748615681
SKU
V9780748615681
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About Brendan Wilson
Brendan Wilson is Professor in the Graduate School of Language and Information Sciences at the University of Tokyo (Komaba).
Reviews for Simply Philosophy
...lively, fun, stimulating - I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
Bill Newton-Smith, Balliol College, Oxford Reflects current concerns and issues very well indeed ... captivating and intelligent ... accessible to freshmen and the interested lay reader ... charming, inventive and deep ...
Jonathan Westphal, Idaho State University ...lively, fun, stimulating - I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Reflects current concerns ... Read more
Bill Newton-Smith, Balliol College, Oxford Reflects current concerns and issues very well indeed ... captivating and intelligent ... accessible to freshmen and the interested lay reader ... charming, inventive and deep ...
Jonathan Westphal, Idaho State University ...lively, fun, stimulating - I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Reflects current concerns ... Read more