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A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
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Oxford University Press, 1999 - Philosophy - 320 pages
Here at last is a coherent, unintimidating introduction to the challenging and fascinating landscape of Western philosophy. Written expressly for "anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to
approach them," Think provides a sound framework for exploring the most basic themes of philosophy, and for understanding how major philosophers have tackled the questions that have pressed themselves most forcefully on human consciousness.

Simon Blackburn, author of the best-selling Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, begins by making a convincing case for the relevance of philosophy and goes on to give the reader a sense of how the great historical figures such as Plato, Hume, Kant, Descartes, and others have approached its central themes. In a lively and accessible style, Blackburn
approaches the nature of human reflection and how we think, or can think, about knowledge, fate, ethics, identity, God, reason, and truth. Each chapter explains a major issue, and gives the reader a self-contained guide through the problems that the philosophers have studied. Because the text approaches these issues from the gound up, the untrained reader will emerge from its pages able to explore other philosophies with greater pleasure and understanding and be able to think--philosophically--for him or herself.

Philosophy is often dismissed as a purely academic discipline with no relation to the "real" world non-philosophers are compelled to inhabit. Think dispels this myth and offers a springboard for all those who want to learn how the basic techniques of thinking shape our virtually every aspect of our existence.
  

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Good intro to philosophy book. - Goodreads
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User Review  - Wander - Goodreads

Good book. Made me think. I understood probably about 85% of it, which is perfect. If reading a book like this is easy, then you're not doing it right. Unless you're a philosophy wizard. Read full review

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User Review  - Dick Harding - Goodreads

My low rating has more to do with myself than the quality of the book. I had always wanted to read more about philosophy and this was my attempt. I discovered that the subject really didn't interest ... Read full review

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Mind
49
Free Will
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The Self
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God
149
Reasoning
193
The World
233
What to Do
270
NOTES
299
BIBLIOGRAPHY
307
INDEX
311
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About the author (1999)


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 (1998), Truth (co-edited with Keith Simmons, 1999), and the best-selling Think (1999). He edited the journal Mind from 1984 to 1990.

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