{"product_id":"being-philosophical-an-introduction-to-philosophy-and-its-methods-9781509554584","title":"Being Philosophical: An Introduction to Philosophy and Its Methods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing Philosophical\u003c\/i\u003e guides readers through the perplexing initial moments of meeting philosophy by taking them inside philosophical thinking as an activity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInviting and conversational, \u003ci\u003eBeing Philosophical\u003c\/i\u003e is the book needed by every new philosophy student - or anyone wondering whether they might want to explore the world of philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12059269\"\u003eStephen Hetherington\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509554584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509554580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Hetherington\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362446950637,"sku":"9781509554584","price":31.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_609ad8c7-d0e0-4775-8c79-545e5a125992.jpg?v=1731726779","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/being-philosophical-an-introduction-to-philosophy-and-its-methods-9781509554584","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}