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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
October 1, 2007
Pages
108
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780195311143
ISBN-10
0195311140
Dimensions
0.25 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.30 lbs.
Original list price
$19.95
Other format details
university press
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Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues | Zeno and the Tortoise | The Life You Can Save | A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality | An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy | Arguing for Our Lives | Six Great Dialogues | Justice
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Little Philosophy Book provides a concise and engaging introduction to deep and perennial philosophical questions. In a lively and accessible style, acclaimed author Robert C. Solomon leads students and other readers through an exploration of the self, the universe, and the nature of truth and morality, posing such questions as "Who are we, really?" "Why are we here?" and "How should we live?"
The Little Philosophy Book begins with a quick tour of ancient philosophy that ranges from Socrates' Greece, to Vedic India, to Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist China, and to the Middle East. The book goes on to examine consciousness, from Descartes' "I think, therefore I am" to phenomenology and the mind-body problem. It then considers God, nature, and spirituality; cosmology; freedom and responsibility; and morality and ethics, ending with an examination of happiness and the meaning of life and the role of philosophy in determining both. Solomon covers topics that are often omitted from other introductions, including existentialism, phenomenology, spirituality, and death. Throughout, he incorporates material on key figures and traditions in philosophy, showing how some of history's most important thinkers and movements have addressed fundamental philosophical issues. Major figures are listed at the end of each chapter.
An ideal introduction for students and novices, The Little Philosophy Book does not provide any definitive answers to universal philosophical questions, but instead encourages readers to think for themselves and to integrate philosophy into their own lives.
The Little Philosophy Book begins with a quick tour of ancient philosophy that ranges from Socrates' Greece, to Vedic India, to Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist China, and to the Middle East. The book goes on to examine consciousness, from Descartes' "I think, therefore I am" to phenomenology and the mind-body problem. It then considers God, nature, and spirituality; cosmology; freedom and responsibility; and morality and ethics, ending with an examination of happiness and the meaning of life and the role of philosophy in determining both. Solomon covers topics that are often omitted from other introductions, including existentialism, phenomenology, spirituality, and death. Throughout, he incorporates material on key figures and traditions in philosophy, showing how some of history's most important thinkers and movements have addressed fundamental philosophical issues. Major figures are listed at the end of each chapter.
An ideal introduction for students and novices, The Little Philosophy Book does not provide any definitive answers to universal philosophical questions, but instead encourages readers to think for themselves and to integrate philosophy into their own lives.
Editions
Hardcover
from Oxford Univ Pr (October 1, 2007)
9780195311136 | details & prices | 108 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $29.95
About: The Little Philosophy Book is a short exploration of major philosophical questions.
About: The Little Philosophy Book is a short exploration of major philosophical questions.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Oxford Univ Pr (October 1, 2007)
9780195311143 | details & prices | 108 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.25 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $19.95
About: The Little Philosophy Book provides a concise and engaging introduction to deep and perennial philosophical questions.
About: The Little Philosophy Book provides a concise and engaging introduction to deep and perennial philosophical questions.
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