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Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2002)
Abstract
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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What am I?
We don't know much about the origins of Indian philosophy. ‘What am I?’ considers the case of the Milindapañha, the Questions of King Milinda, about which we know very little. In this, a Buddhist monk, Nagasena, debates with a regional king and answers his questions. Milanda's questioning ... see more
Of ‘isms’
The majority of philosophical ‘ism’ words are quite broad terms designating a certain general type of doctrine. The danger is that they might say more than they actually do. ‘Of ‘isms’’ examines a number of philosophical ‘isms’ including idealism, dualism, materialism, empiricism, and rati... see more
What’s in it for whom?
Thinking about philosophy is hard. Writing about it is even harder. Why do people bother? Perhaps often just out of curiosity. ‘What's in it for whom?’ asks: why does philosophy exist and what is the point of it? Philosophy asks what we should do, what is there, and how we know it is there... see more
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