An intelligent person's guide to philosophy
1st American ed.
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Author
Publication
1998 - Allen Lane/Penguin Press, New York, USA, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
42,000 words, Guess
Page Count
168 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveintelligentperso00scru
- ISBN-100713992263
- ISBN-139780713992267
- Goodreads4744768
- Library of Congress Control Number97039594
Classifications
- DDC100
- LCCBD21 .S375 1998
- LCCBD21.S375 1998
Description
A delightfully clear primer in philosophy for those who want to understand it in plain human terms. At once brilliant and witty, it is, in my opinion, the best introduction to the subject since Will Durant's Story of Philosophy. Yet this book, unlike Durant's book, is not a survey of past thinkers. Instead, it a primer on how to think philosophically for oneself. Roger Scruton's comments on Wagner's music are particularly well struck chords!
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