Description
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.
Author: Stephen Hetherington
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 07/03/2024
Pages: 276
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781509554584
ISBN10: 1509554580
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | General
About the Author
Stephen Hetherington is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales.