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Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
Simon Blackburn
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Description for Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
Paperback. This is a text about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. "Think" sets out to explain what they are and why they are important. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 121 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. Think sets out to explain what they are and why they are important. Simon Blackburn begins by putting forward a convincing case for the study of philosophy and goes on to give the reader a sense of how the great historical figures such as Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein have approached its central themes. Each chapter explains a major issue, and gives ... Read more
This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. Think sets out to explain what they are and why they are important. Simon Blackburn begins by putting forward a convincing case for the study of philosophy and goes on to give the reader a sense of how the great historical figures such as Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein have approached its central themes. Each chapter explains a major issue, and gives ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192854254
SKU
V9780192854254
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99-50
About Simon Blackburn
Simon Blackburn is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Until recently he was Edna J. Koury Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, and from 1969 to 1999 a Fellow and Tutor at Pembroke College, Oxford. His books include Spreading the Word (1984), Essays in Quasi-Realism (1993), The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (1994), Ruling Passions ... Read more
Reviews for Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
Blackburn has produced the one book every smart person should read to understand, and even enjoy, the key questions of philosophy, ranging from those about free will and morality to what we can really know about the world around us.
Walter Isaacson, Time Magazine
Walter Isaacson, Time Magazine