Philosophy: the Basics
by N. Warburton
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Author: N. WarburtonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-06-21
ISBN: 0415146941
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Routledge
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Summary: 4 Stars
This is a decent, well-written, and very accessible topical introduction to philosophy, presenting condensed arguments and counterarguments for many important positions. Deals with God, ethics, politics, epistemology, science, mind and aesthetics. It's very concise and uses almost no technical language, explaining it when used. This description implies it can't amount to much, but Warburton gets a lot of substance into such a small and simple package.
It's a good companion to other introductory approaches, such as Russell's History of Philosophy and Scruton's Introduction to Modern Philosophy. Hospers' Introduction to Philosophical Analysis is a very good book along similar lines, but in more depth. (I read the third ed. of Warburton.)
Summary of Philosophy: the Basics
Philosophy: The Basics is the book for anyone coming to philosophy for the first time. Nigel Warburton's popular book gently eases the reader into the world of philosophy. Each chapter considers a key area of philosophy, explaining and exploring the basic ideas and themes.The third edition updates and expands the main text, and is the perfect compmanion to Philosophy: Basic Reading. These two books will together make for an ideal and straight forward introduction to philosophy.
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