Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

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Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
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Cover of the first edition
AuthorSimon Blackburn
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhilosophy
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
1999
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages320
ISBN0-19-285425-9
OCLC45338378

Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy is a 1999 book by the philosopher Simon Blackburn. It is intended to serve as an introduction to philosophy.

Summary[]

Blackburn covers subjects such as epistemology, philosophy of the mind, free will, and philosophy of religion, discussing them on an introductory level. He also defends the value and importance of philosophy.[1]

Publication history[]

Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy was first published by Oxford University Press in 1999. The book was published as an Oxford University Press Paperback in 2001.[2]

Reception[]

Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy received a positive review from the philosopher Mark Sainsbury in Mind. Sainsbury described the book as well-written, but criticized Blackburn's discussion of knowledge.[3] The writer Peter Edidin wrote in The New York Times that the book "found a sizable audience", noting that more than 30,000 hardcover copies had been sold and that "Oxford has asked Mr. Blackburn to follow up with Being Good, a guide to the philosophy of ethics".[4] The philosopher Anthony Quinton wrote in 2005 that very short books such as Think form part of a recent new development "in the field of popularization by professionals."[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Blackburn 2001, pp. 1–298.
  2. ^ Blackburn 2001, p. iv.
  3. ^ Sainsbury 2001, pp. 430–432.
  4. ^ Edidin 2001.
  5. ^ Quinton 2005, p. 741.

Bibliography[]

Books
  • Blackburn, Simon (2001). Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-285425-4.
  • Quinton, Anthony (2005). "Popular philosophy". In Honderich, Ted (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Second Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926479-1.
Journals
  • Sainsbury, Mark (2001). "Reviewed work: Think. A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy, Simon Blackburn". Mind. 110 (438). JSTOR 2660173.
Online articles

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