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Hetherington, Stephen

 
9781509554577: Being Philosophical: An Introduction to Philosophy and Its Methods

Synopsis

Being Philosophical guides readers through the perplexing initial moments of meeting philosophy by taking them inside philosophical thinking as an activity.

In a beginner-friendly voice, Stephen Hetherington elucidates how intellectual 'tools' from a diversity of traditions, East and West, can enable us to start doing philosophy - that is, to think 'from scratch' in a philosophical way. He explores many classical topics and issues that have preoccupied philosophers from Plato, early Buddhists and Confucius to Karl Marx and beyond - selves, souls, identity, will, knowing and reasoning, acting morally, and more - and presents possible methods for responding to different theories.

Inviting and conversational, Being Philosophical is the book needed by every new philosophy student - or anyone wondering whether they might want to explore the world of philosophy.

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À propos de l?auteur

Stephen Hetherington is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales.

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9781509554584: Being Philosophical: An Introduction to Philosophy and Its Methods

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ISBN 10 :  1509554580 ISBN 13 :  9781509554584
Editeur : Polity Press, 2024
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