Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

Simon Blackburn

ISBN 10: 0192854259 / ISBN 13: 9780192854254

Published by Oxford University Press, 2013

About this Item

2001. New. 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. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780192854254

Bibliographic Details

Title: Think: A Compelling Introduction to ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2013

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis:

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 the reader a self-contained guide through the problems that philosophers have studied. The large scope of topics covered range from scepticism, the self, mind and body, and freedom to ethics and the arguments surrounding the existence of God. Lively and approachable, this book is ideal for all those who want to learn how the basic techniques of thinking shape our existence.

Review:

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)