Invitation to Philosophy (Invitation Series)

By Martin Hollis

Book Overview

In this revised and updated edition of a classic introductory text, Martin Hollis leads his readers through the age-old philosophical questions of free choice and human nature, appearance and reality, reason and experience, and to newer ones or rationality and morality, other minds and inner selves, and the relation between the natural and human worlds. Using theories and examples ranging from Plato, Descartes, Hume and Kant to T.S. Eliot and Sherlock Holmes, the author paints a delightfully vivid picture of the discipline that is a perfect start for students beginning courses in philosophy or for anyone meeting the subject for the first time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631142266
• ISBN13: 9780631142263
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Basil Blackwell
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 5.0" x 0.8"

Customer Reviews

An outstanding introduction to philosophy.

This is the most enjoyable introduction to philosophy I have read. Although I have an undergraduate degree in philosophy, I have been too busy building a law practice to read much philosophy for the last two decades. I have recently begun to read philosophy again, however, and have started by reading introductory books. I have found Hollis's "Invitation to Philosophy" to have all the ingredients of a classic of its kind: 1) it is concise; 2) it is clearly written; 3) it is a reliable exposition of the fundamental problems of philosophy; and 4) above all, it is entertaining. In fact, the book is so enjoyable that I was left thirsting for more, which is itself an indication that Hollis has succeeded. Congratulations to Hollis on a job well done.