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Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

By Edward Craig

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
0192854216, 9780192854216
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
3 MB (3133085 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
144\0
Time added
2013-12-25 14:08:32

Description

How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? This book introduces important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, via readings from Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hegel, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It emphasizes throughout the point of studying philosophy, explains how different areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is studied.About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

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