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 | | Philosophy: A Beginners Guide by Jenny Teichman, Katherine C. Evans ISBN-10: 9780631213208 ISBN-10: 0-631-21320-1 ISBN-13: 9780631213208 ISBN-13: 978-0-631-21320-8 Hardcover 1999-12-01 Wiley-Blackwell Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Philosophy: a Beginner's Guide is unique in its approach to introducing philosophy. Its succinct and self-contained chapters make this jargon-free text accessible to people who have had little or no previous contact with philosophy. | ||
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Poor There are many introductory texts on philosophy available and I urge the prospective reader to stay away from this one. The section on Nietzsche is appallingly bad and does no justice to his thought whatsoever. If you are an intelligent person and want a good introduction to philosophy then look no further than Bryan Magee's books, also available on Amazon. | ||
it really sux........ i picked up this book at the library as i am interested in this subject and wants to know some stuffs about it but really..some of the arguments/discussions about some stuffs like god/reincarnation are really stupid.. i gave up reading the book halfway... mainly the book is about what some particular philosoper says and why everything is sort of like a introduction to the topic but the introduction doesnt really interest the reader to find out more...instead it bore the readers with stupid whys to the question.....i thought a beginner guide should interest and give good information.... | ||
Philosophy In Plain English I picked up this book only a month after taking an introductory philosophy class. The class, unfortunately, was dumbed down. This book is not. The book covers all aspects of philosophy that are of any consequence to anyone today. The three basic branches of philosophy (metaphysics, epistomology, and ethics) are given adequate coverage drawing from a multitude of philosophers. There's even an interesting chapter on the philosophy of science which I thought was very well written. At the end of the book is an appendix filled with brief commentary on philosophers of different eras. I am, at this time, going through the appendix and picking up texts on philosophers which interest me. I recommend this book to anyone who has either been completely lost with philosophy, or cannot find a book that is neither too complex or simple. This book strikes a perfect balance and helps the reader carry on with their study of philosophy. The only shortcoming of this book is that it tends to cover so much that it is spread too thin in some areas. For example, I found no mention of the Kalam argument in the chapter on the existance of god. Regardless of the merits of the argument, it is | ||