Written in a lively and approachable manner, this book is ideal for all those who want to learn how the basic techniques of thinking shape our existence. The large range of topics covered range from scepticism, the self, mind and body, and freedom to ethics and the arguments surrounding the existence of God. He was a Fellow and Tutor at Pembroke College, Oxford from 1969 to 1990. 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. Koury Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina. 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 Plato, Hume, Kant, and Descartes have approached its central themes. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Written by the author of the bestselling Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, Think sets out to explain what they are and why they are important. Simon Blackburn is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Blackburn, Simon - Think, A Compelling Intro to Philosophy v3.0 - Free download as (.rtf), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice.

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