Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
by Edward Craig
Published for the first time: 2/21/2002
132 pages, Paperback
Genres: Reference, Theory, History, Politics, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Audiobook
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, Hume, Descartes, Hegel, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It emphasizes throughout the point of doing philosophy, explains how different areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is done.
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