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Philosophy : a guide through the subject / edited by A.C. Grayling.

Contributor(s):

Grayling, A. C

Material type: Text

TextOriginal language: English Publication details: Oxford ;;New York : Oxford University Press, 1997Description: vi, 677 p. 24 cmISBN:

0198751567;0198751575 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Philosophy

DDC classification:

100 20 PHI 1997

Summary: This is an introduction to and guide through philosophy. It is intended to orientate, assist, and stimulate the reader at every stage in the study of the subject. Eleven extended essays have been specially commissioned from leading philosophers; each surveys a major area of the subject and offers an accessible but sophisticated account of the main debates. This is real philosophy, not simplified philosophy: it will be accessible for the beginner but equally valuable for the third-year student. Deep and challenging questions are not shirked; the reader will be given a sense of involvement in the practice of philosophy today.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Library Section SB- R304	100 PHI 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P 19931

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is an introduction to and guide through philosophy. It is intended to orientate, assist, and stimulate the reader at every stage in the study of the subject. Eleven extended essays have been specially commissioned from leading philosophers; each surveys a major area of the subject and offers an accessible but sophisticated account of the main debates. This is real philosophy, not simplified philosophy: it will be accessible for the beginner but equally valuable for the third-year student. Deep and challenging questions are not shirked; the reader will be given a sense of involvement in the practice of philosophy today.

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