{"product_id":"reading-philosophy-isbn-9780631234371","title":"Reading Philosophy","description":"This flexible introductory textbook explores several key themes in philosophy, and helps the reader learn to engage with the key arguments by introducing and analysing a selection of classic readings. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully integrated introductory text with readings for beginning students of philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter focusses on a core philosophical topic, and contains an introduction to the topic, 2 classic readings and interactive commentaries on the readings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introductory book which doesn't merely \u003ci\u003etell\u003c\/i\u003e the reader about the subject, but requires them to engage philosophically with the text.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA pedagogical resource developed in the classroom by the authors at the University of London.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Equality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Dilemma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Causality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay\/Examination Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"\u003ci\u003eReading Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent introduction to philosophy, especially as it is practiced in the analytic tradition. I know of no other text which introduces students to the practice of philosophy as this one does.\" \u003ci\u003eRoger P. Ebertz, University of Dubuque\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book is very well done, with an attractive combination of breadth and depth. Too often, introductory textbooks are comprehensive at the cost of serious attention to important specifics. This book helps the introductory student get down to the careful work of \u003ci\u003edoing\u003c\/i\u003e philosophy.\" \u003ci\u003eDavid Sosa, University of Texas at Austin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Reading Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is useful and rewarding, and a natural for the philosophy shelves of any academic or academic's collection.\" \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews, 2003\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSamuel Guttenplan\u003c\/b\u003e is a Reader in Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Languages of Logic\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edn, Blackwell, 1997), editor of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Philosophy of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1994) and executive editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eMind \u0026amp; Language\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Hornsby\u003c\/b\u003e taught philosophy at Oxford from 1978 to 1994, when she moved to Birkbeck College, as Professor. Her chief areas of publication are the philosophy of mind, action and language. She has also written about the impact of feminism on philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Janaway\u003c\/b\u003e was educated at Oxford and has taught for the past twenty years at Birkbeck College, where he is currently Professor of Philosophy. His chief areas of publication are aesthetics, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eReading Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to both those beginning their study of philosophy at a university and those who want to engage with the subject on their own. Unlike introductory books which \u003ci\u003etell\u003c\/i\u003e the reader about the subject, this one requires the reader to \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e philosophy. Its direct approach makes the book valuable both for students and for other readers. It can be used as the set reading in seminars in introductory courses: each chapter can act as a focal point for extended discussion week by week. But it is also well adapted for self-sufficient use by individuals working without a teacher.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume provides eighteen examples of high-quality philosophical texts, covering nine philosophical topics: Doubt; Self; Tragedy; Equality; Dilemma; Identity; Freedom; Causality; Qualities. The texts include writings by Descartes, Boyle, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Schopenhauer and J. S. Mill, as well as eight written by philosophers in the late twentieth century. Each chapter contains an introduction to the problem, introductions to the texts and their authors, and interactive commentaries on the texts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989917614309,"sku":"NP9780631234371","price":139.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631234371.jpg?v=1761785900","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/reading-philosophy-isbn-9780631234371","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}