The Philosopher's Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods

The Philosopher's Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods
ISBN-10
1444357476
ISBN-13
9781444357479
Series
The Philosopher's Toolkit
Category
Philosophy
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2011-08-24
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Julian Baggini, Peter S. Fosl

Description

The second edition of this popular compendium provides the necessary intellectual equipment to engage with and participate in effective philosophical argument, reading, and reflection Features significantly revised, updated and expanded entries, and an entirely new section drawn from methods in the history of philosophy This edition has a broad, pluralistic approach--appealing to readers in both continental philosophy and the history of philosophy, as well as analytic philosophy Explains difficult concepts in an easily accessible manner, and addresses the use and application of these concepts Proven useful to philosophy students at both beginning and advanced levels

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