Philosophical Method: A Very Short Introduction

by Timothy Williamson

Book Overview

What are philosophers trying to achieve? How can they succeed? Does philosophy make progress? Is it in competition with science, or doing something completely different, or neither?

Timothy Williamson tackles some of the key questions surrounding philosophy in new and provocative ways, showing how philosophy begins in common sense curiosity, and develops through our capacity to dispute rationally with each other. Discussing philosophy's ability...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198810008
• ISBN13: 9780198810001
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.8"