Short description
Designed for complete beginners, Philosophy: Key Texts is an introduction to philosophy and gives a clear, readable overview of five major texts by Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Sartre, and Russell. As well as providing help in how to analyze these sources, Baggini encourages the reader to question the arguments and positions presented. Invaluable at the start of a course of study, as a concise revision aid, or as a lucid, jargon-free guide for anyone who wants an insight into philosophy, Philosophy: Key Texts can be used either independently of, or together with, its companion volume Philosophy: Key Themes.
Long description
Designed for complete beginners, "Philosophy: Key Texts" is an introduction to philosophy and gives a clear, readable overview of five major texts by Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Sartre and Russell. As well as providing help in how to analyse these sources, Baggini encourages the reader to question the arguments and positions presented. Useful at the start of a course of study, as a concise revision aid, or as a lucid, jargon-free guide for anyone who wants an insight into philosophy, "Philosophy: Key Texts" can be used either independently of, or together with, its companion volume "Philosophy: Key Themes".