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This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. Think sets out to explain what they are and why they are important.
About the Book
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 have approached its central themes.
Each chapter explains a major issue, giving the reader a self-contained guide through the profound problems that philosophers have studied for centuries.
Great Thinkers Featured:
Descartes
Hume
Kant
Wittgenstein
Core Topics Covered:
The expansive scope of the book spans the foundational pillars of philosophy, including:
Scepticism and the nature of knowledge
The self and the connection between mind and body
Freedom and fate
Ethics, goodness, and justice
The arguments surrounding the existence of God
Lively and approachable, this book is ideal for all those who want to learn how the basic techniques of thinking shape our existence.
