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Item Details
Title:
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HOW TO THINK LIKE A BAT
AND 34 OTHER REALLY INTERESTING USES OF PHILOSOPHY |
By: |
Peter Cave |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£9.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1849164819 |
ISBN 13: |
9781849164818 |
Publisher: |
QUERCUS PUBLISHING |
Pub. date: |
3 February, 2011 |
Pages: |
224 |
Description: |
Everything you ever wanted to know about philosophy in 35 bite size chapters. |
Synopsis: |
How do you know that you exist? What does it mean to have a future? Are you the same thing as your brain? What does it mean to be free? How can you know what knowledge is? A woman was advising her anguished friend, 'Be philosophical - then you won't need to think about it.' Well, being philosophical is sometimes taken to mean that you should adopt a resigned attitude to the world - a quiet-ism - but the study that is western philosophy, starting with the ancient Greeks and continuing today in universities, bars and cafes - even bedrooms - is far from quiet. Philosophers think - but not just that, for they think about thinking and they think about how we think about the world, about how we conceive of ourselves, about how we possess a sense of right and wrong, about how we find meaning in life (if we do). How to Think Like a Bat might not help you to think like a bat, but it will certainly help you to think like a philosopher. Smart, witty and engaging, this is a superb introduction to the subject by one of Britain's most engaging philosophical writers. |
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100 2-colour illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Quercus Publishing |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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