Reading Philosophy: Selected Texts with a Method for Beginners

Reading Philosophy: Selected Texts with a Method for Beginners
ISBN-10
0631234381
ISBN-13
9780631234388
Category
Philosophy
Pages
300
Language
English
Published
2002-11-01
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing
Author
Samuel Guttenplan

Description

This flexible introductory textbook explores several key themes in philosophy, and helps the reader learn to engage with the key arguments by introducing and analysing a selection of classic readings. Fully integrated introductory text with readings for beginning students of philosophy. Each chapter focusses on a core philosophical topic, and contains an introduction to the topic, 2 classic readings and interactive commentaries on the readings. An introductory book which doesn't merely tell the reader about the subject, but requires them to engage philosophically with the text. A pedagogical resource developed in the classroom by the authors at the University of London.

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