[lit-ideas] Re: Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
- From: Mike Geary <gearyservice@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 12:25:33 -0600
Thank you, Signor Speranza, for you recommendations. I shall, of course,
take your advice and purchase / steal a copy and Craig's "Very Short
Introduction." Wishing you health and wealth and Gricean Holiday season.
C'est Moi.
Memphis
On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 6:16 PM, <Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
>
> ---
>
> More below,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Speranza
>
> ---
>
> 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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