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Philosophy: Key Texts

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  1. J. Baggini
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  2. G. Southwell
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About this book

Designed for complete beginners, Philosophy: Key Texts is an introduction to philosophy and gives a clear, readable overview of some of the major texts of Plato, Descartes, Hume, Mill and Nietzsche. As well as providing help in how to analyze these sources, the authors encourage the reader to question the arguments and positions presented.

Keywords

  • Friedrich Nietzsche
  • liberty
  • philosophy
  • Plato

Reviews

'...these are very useful books, both of which I would recommend as valuable contributions to introductory literature in the field of philosophy.' - Elizabeth Burns, Think

About the authors

JULIAN BAGGINI Philosopher and also editor and co-founder of The Philosophers' Magazine. He has a PhD on the philosophy of personal identity and is the author, co-author or editor of 17 popular philosophy books. His monthly philosophy podcast is available on iTunes or via the website. He has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, as well as for the think tanks The Institute of Public Policy Research and Demos.
GARETH SOUTHWELL Philosopher, author and illustrator based in Swansea, UK. He has run the website Philosophy Online for the last 10 years. His other publications include guides to Descartes and Nietzsche, and Words of Wisdom, an exploration of 360 of philosophy's most important quotations.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Philosophy: Key Texts

  • Authors: J. Baggini, G. Southwell

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-29661-9Published: 13 April 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-29662-6Published: 13 April 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: IX, 204

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