The Philosophers Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods

Julian Baggini; Peter S. Fosl

ISBN 10: 0631228748 / ISBN 13: 9780631228745

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2003

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Synopsis:

The Philosopher's Toolkit provides all the intellectual equipment necessary to engage with and participate in philosophical argument, reading and reflection. Each of its 87 entries explains how to use an important concept or argumentative technique accurately and effectively.Beginning with the basics of argumentation, the book moves on to deal with tools for assessment and criticism, as well as the limits of argumentation and some of the radical critiques of standard philosophical methodology. Written in an engaging style, the entries are brought to life with vivid and colourful examples and are accompanied by suggestions for further reading. This ingenious compendium of the methods and techniques of philosophy can be used in a variety of ways: as an introduction to the essentials of philosophical reflection, as a comprehensive course on philosophical method, or as a reference book to which readers can turn to find quick and clear accounts of key concepts and methods. The Philosopher's Toolkit is essential reading for anyone who wants to philosophise well.

About the Author: Dr Julian Baggini is editor and co-publisher of The Philosophers' Magazine. He has written on philosophy for the general reader in The Independent, Independent on Sunday and Times Educational Supplement. His PhD was awarded by University College London in 1996. Dr Peter Fosl is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Program Chair at Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He also serves as contributing editor to The Philosopher's Magazine. A graduate of Bucknell University and Emory University, Fosl also studied at the L.S.E. and took a Fullbright Scholarship to the University of Edinburgh. His has published on Hume, scepticism and topics in the history of philosophy.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Philosophers Toolkit: A Compendium of ...
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
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