This accessible, non-technical introduction to Philosophy is intended both for the undergraduate new to the discipline and the general reader. The focus is as much on contemporary issues as it is on historical developments. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292. . 2003. 0th Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Nothing So Absurd: Invite to Pb
Publisher: Broadview Press Ltd
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1551114089
ISBN 13: 9781551114088
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Written in clear, non-technical language, Nothing So Absurd is a succinct and accessible introduction to topics in the history of Western philosophy. In seven concise chapters, the author introduces the reader to the central topics within the discipline. In some cases (such as metaphysics and epistemology) he adopts a historical approach, while in others (such as ethics and philosophy of religion) the focus is as much on contemporary issues as it is on historical developments. In each area, he presents material of great intrinsic interest in a fashion that also provides a sense of the broad sweep of the discipline.

This book provides a fair-minded exposition of a wide-range of viewpoints throughout, and dwells, in its final chapter, on the virtues of philosophical realism, thus presenting the reader with the opportunity to engage with a direct philosophical argument. A guide to further reading will assist readers new to philosophy.

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Phillip Hoffmann is Associate Dean of Degree Studies at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary, AB.

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