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How to be a Philosopher Gary Cox

How to be a Philosopher By Gary Cox

How to be a Philosopher by Gary Cox


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Summary

How can I distinguish what is real and what is not? How can I know that other people really exist? How can I come to a judgement about what is morally right or wrong? How can I know whether or not my actions are free? This title offers an introduction to the major questions and practices of philosophy.

How to be a Philosopher Summary

How to be a Philosopher: Or How to be Almost Certain That Almost Nothing is Certain by Gary Cox

Do life's big questions perplex you? This book will give you answers to some of them while revealing that others have no answer. A humorous but informed instruction manual to questions philosophers have been asking and attempting to answer for centuries, How to Be A Philosopher will help you: Think, talk, argue and persuade like a philosopher, win every agument by tying people in philosophical knots, ask questions and raise doubts about things most people take for granted, realise that almost nothing is certain, get the absolute final word on that question about a falling tree. A practical guide to philosophising, the book explains philosophical ideas with examples drawn from such great works as Family Guy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Matrix and Red Dwarf. The book also argues that learning to philosophise will help you think more clearly and honestly about your own life. The book even gives practical advice on how to make a living from philosophy!

About Gary Cox

Gary Cox has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Birmingham, UK. He lives in Somerset where he teaches and writes philosophy.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. What is Philosophy?; 2. How to Be A Philosopher - Phase 1: Doubting Everything; 3. How to Be A Philosopher - Phase 2: The Tree Question; 4. How to Make A Living From Philosophy; Bibliography; Visual, Music and Online Resources; Further Reading; Index.

Additional information

GOR004089264
9781441144782
1441144781
How to be a Philosopher: Or How to be Almost Certain That Almost Nothing is Certain by Gary Cox
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Continuum Publishing Corporation
2010-09-01
160
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