![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If Think doesn't explain it to them, nothing will!"-Huw Price, author of Time's Arrow and Archimedes Point You could also give it to family and friends, and all those annoying people who ask you what philosophers do. Compact but hugely readable, this delightful book would be an excellent basis for an introductory course, as a text or as preliminary reading. " Think is by far the best introduction to philosophy that I know. His writing is simple and clear, and the liberal use of example and analogy makes Think a most readable work."-Allison McCulloch, Denver Post "Blackburn does a fine job of rendering the big thinkers and their thoughts accessible, while picking his way through Western philosophy's murky territory. "This is a wonderfully stimulating, incisive and - the word is not too strong - thrilling introduction to the pleasures and problems of philosophy."-John Banville, The Irish Times Blackburn is an accomplished philosopher, which makes this a valuable little book."- Sunday Times A beautifully clear account of the chief arguments in each debate. "Simon Blackburn's lucidly elegant essay is a guide to the most central concerns of philosophy. ![]() "Blackburn has produced the one book every smart person should read to understand, and even enjoy, the key questions of philosophy, ranging from those about free will and morality to what we can really know about the world around us."-Walter Isaacson, Time Magazine ![]()
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