The Practice of Philosophy: Handbook for Beginners

by Jay F. Rosenberg

Book Overview

Based on the author's nearly 30 years' of teaching introductory philosophy and his observations of where beginning readers run into difficulty this compact primer gives readers the basic tools they... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0132308487
• ISBN13: 9780132308489
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Best Introduction to Philosophy I've Read

This "handbook for beginners" is a book for those interested in "doing" philosophy. It is not a crash course on the history of philosophy and does not deal with key problems in philosophical inquiry. It deals with argument form, basic logic and problem solving. So if you are just getting started, this is a great book to spark your interest and get you going in the activity that is philosophy .