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‘Philosophy: The Basics deservedly remains the most recommended introduction to philosophy on the market. Warburton is patient, accurate and, above all, clear. There is no better short introduction to philosophy.’ - Stephen Law, author of The Philosophy Gym
Philosophy: The Basics gently eases the reader into the world of philosophy. Each chapter considers a key area of philosophy, explaining and exploring the basic ideas and themes including:
• Can you prove God exists?
• How do we know right from wrong?
• What are the limits of free speech?
• Do you know how science works?
• Is your mind different from your body?
• Can you define art?
• How should we treat non-human animals?
For the fifth edition of this best-selling book, Nigel Warburton has added an entirely new chapter on animals, revised others and brought the further reading sections up to date. If you’ve ever asked ‘what is philosophy?’, or wondered whether the world is really the way you think it is, this is the book for you.
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P H I LO S O PH Y THE BASICS ‘Philosophy: The Basics deservedly remains the most recommended introduction to philosophy on the market. Warburton is patient, accurate and, above all, clear. There is no better short introduction to philosophy.’ Stephen Law, author of The Philosophy Gym Philosophy: The Basics gently eases the reader into the world of philosophy. Each chapter considers a key area of philosophy, explaining and exploring the basic ideas and themes including:
Can you prove God exists? How do we know right from wrong? How should we treat non-human animals? What are the limits of free speech? Do you know how science works? Is your mind different from your body? Can you define art?
For the fifth edition of this best-selling book, Nigel Warburton has added a new chapter on animals, revised others and brought the further reading sections up to date. If you’ve ever asked ‘what is philosophy?’, or wondered whether the world is really the way you think it is, this is the book for you. Nigel Warburton is Senior Lecturer at The Open University. He is author of several books including Philosophy: The Classics, Philosophy: Basic Readings, Thinking from A–Z, and The Basics of Essay Writing all published by Routledge. He is co-creator, with David Edmonds, of the popular philosophy podcast Philosophy Bites.
The Basics ACTING BELLA MERLIN
FINANCE (SECOND EDITION) ERIK BANKS
ANTHROPOLOGY PETER METCALF
HUMAN GENETICS RICKI LEWIS
ARCHAEOLOGY (SECOND EDITION) CLIVE GAMBLE
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ANDREW JONES
ART HISTORY GRANT POOKE AND DIANA NEWALL
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PETER SUTCH AND JUANITA ELIAS
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE KEVIN WARWICK
ISLAM (SECOND EDITION) COLIN TURNER
THE BIBLE JOHN BARTON
JOURNALISM STUDIES MARTIN CONBOY
BUDDHISM CATHY CANTWELL
JUDAISM JACOB NEUSNER
CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE SUMAN GUPTA
LANGUAGE (SECOND EDITION) R. L. TRASK
CRIMINAL LAW JONATHAN HERRING
LAW GARY SLAPPER AND DAVID KELLY
CRIMINOLOGY (SECOND EDITION) SANDRA WALKLATE
LITERARY THEORY (SECOND EDITION) HANS BERTENS
DANCE STUDIES JO BUTTERWORTH
LOGIC J. C. BEALL
EASTERN PHILOSOPHY VICTORIA S. HARRISON
MANAGEMENT MORGEN WITZEL
ECONOMICS (SECOND EDITION) TONY CLEAVER
MARKETING (SECOND EDITION) KARL MOORE AND NIKETH PAREEK
EDUCATION KAY WOOD
MEDIA STUDIES JULIAN MCDOUGALL
EUROPEAN UNION (SECOND EDITION) ALEX WARLEIGH-LACK
THE OLYMPICS ANDY MIAH AND BEATRIZ GARCIA
EVOLUTION SHERRIE LYONS
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY JOSEPH HOLDEN
FILM STUDIES AMY VILLAREJO
POETRY (SECOND EDITION) JEFFREY WAINWRIGHT
POLITI