Have you ever wondered what makes the questions a philosopher asks
different from those asked by a non-philosopher? Is it a desire to
seek the truth? Is it their reliance on scientific methods? Or is a
philosophical question one that deals with the world we live in?
For the Ancient Greek thinkers Plato and Aristotle, questions about
philosophy concerned the fundamental nature of reality and how we
know about it. This introduction is based on their views, boiling
philosophy down to nine essential questions and using them to
reveal how we think about the major topics of metaphysics (the
nature of reality) and epistemology (knowledge). From ‘What Am
I?’ to ‘What is Time?’, this is a fast-paced tour of the
Western philosophical tradition. It walks you through age-old
questions about God, free will, skepticism, truth and perception
and along the way introduces you to distinctive features and
methods including: · How to differentiate between a good and bad
arguments · How to draw distinctions · How to clarify the terms
and concepts used in common philosophical debates · How to tackle
a thought experiment By unpacking and exploring each of the nine
questions in turn, you find out what it really means to do
philosophy. Not only do you emerge with a better understanding of
the conceptual landscape around essential philosophical questions,
you come to realize why it is that philosophers agree on very
little. Here is a golden opportunity to think about some of the
most important questions asked by philosophers over across the
history of Western philosophical thought and discover why they
still matter.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
2021 |
| Authors: |
Matthew Davidson
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
144 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-16142-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-350-16142-X |
| Barcode: |
9781350161429 |
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