[lit-ideas] Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 19:16:18 -0500 (EST)
by Craig -- which implicates, Craig's Philosophy --
In a message dated 11/28/2013 6:21:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
gearyservice@xxxxxxxxx writes in "Re: philo texts?":
This follows in the same vein as Julie's request. I know that many
professors of philosophy and philosophers themselves are contemptuous of books
that deal with the history of philosophy or of ideas, dismissing them because
they are not philosophy per se, but only "talk" about philosophy. But I
don't have time to devote to the finer points of any philosophical question.
However, I do want to know -- in a more than general but less than
thorough way -- what kinds of questions humankind has concerned itself with
since
that very first moment when some ape said "me". All I ever looked for in
any of my college philosophy courses was an explication of the ideas of
various thinkers about certain critical questions that seem (to me at any
rate)
to inquire into primordial issues of our existence. What is the history of
those questions. What are the major divisions of those answers. I've
never had any desired to know anything about the philosopher, neither his or
her life nor how it may have informed his or her thinking -- all I want to
know is his or her perception of the questions and how answered and the
implications of those answers. Can anyone suggest a book that fills that bill
for me? Thank ye, kindly."
I would suggest:
Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction Paperback
by Edward Craig.
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Speranza
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Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1st edition (May 16, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0192854216
ISBN-13: 978-0192854216
How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? This book
introduces important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, via readings
from
Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hegel, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It
emphasizes throughout the point of studying philosophy, explains how different
areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts in which
philosophy was and is studied.
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
Philosophy: Questions for Consideration and Discussion
If you wanted to avoid philosophy completely, what would you have to do?
Do you really have a right to your own opinion? Always, or only sometimes?
Are there limits to what the State can properly demand of its citizens?
Some people believe in miracles. Why?
What would happen if you decided not to believe anything without having a
good reason for it?
Review
`[The Very Short Introduction to Philosophy] shows that philosophy really
can be fascinating, broad-minded and full of surprise. As a means of
stimulating interest in the subject it has few rivals.' Julian Baggini, The
Philosopher's Magazine
About the Author
Edward Craig is Knightsbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge
University, where he is also a Fellow of Churchill College. He has held
visiting
appointments at the Universities of Hamburg and Heidelberg, and the
University of Melbourne. His publications include The Mind of God and the
Works of
Man (OUP, 1987), Knowledge and the State of Nature (OUP, 1990), and he is
general editor of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
From AudioFile
Professor Craig, who teaches philosophy at Cambridge, gives the listener a
lively and personal introduction to philosophy. Using an informal style,
the author presents philosophy as a means of understanding ourselves, our
world and how it works, and how we should interact with it. Using examples
from numerous philosophers and other intellectuals, he shows us how each of
them addresses these concerns in different ways. Maurice West does well in
performing this work. He has a somewhat staccato delivery that is quite
lively for such an academic subject.
He reads as one who enjoys the discussion and the discovery of the concepts
presented. M.T.F. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright ©
AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or
unavailable
edition of this title.
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