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Book 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.

 

About the Book

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 have approached its central themes.

Each chapter explains a major issue, giving the reader a self-contained guide through the profound problems that philosophers have studied for centuries.

 

Great Thinkers Featured:

Descartes

Hume

Kant

Wittgenstein

 

Core Topics Covered:

The expansive scope of the book spans the foundational pillars of philosophy, including:

Scepticism and the nature of knowledge

The self and the connection between mind and body

Freedom and fate

Ethics, goodness, and justice

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.

Book details

Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy History of Western philosophy

• Full title: Think
• Subtitle: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
• Author: Simon Blackburn
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9780192854254
• ISBN: 0192854259
• ID: 04030276
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Weight: 280 g
• Dimensions: 171 × 121 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. March 2001

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