Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

by Edward Craig

Book Overview

How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? This book introduces important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, via readings from Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hegel, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It emphasizes throughout the point of studying philosophy, explains how different areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is studied.

About the Series: Combining authority...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192854216
• ISBN13: 9780192854216
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.4" x 7.1"