Exploring Philosophy

Exploring Philosophy by Brenda Almond

In this new, revised and expanded edition of her classic introduction, Brenda Almond takes the reader on a progressive exploration through the main areas of contemporary philosophy.

"personal introductory offering which invites the reader to observe her thought processes as she meditates the central questions." Times Literary Supplement, April

"Exploring Philosophy is a brave and largely successful attempt to do something new with the tradition of philosophy introductions. If my first year students had to read just one book all year, this is the one I would recommend." Ross Cogan, University of Bristol

" If my first year students had to read just one book all year, this is the one I would recommend". Ross Cogan, Teaching Assistant ( Cogito:Summer 1995)

".engaging, accessible, and up-to date introductory volume....The extensive reading guides at the end of each chapter are excellent... However, Almond's book has the clear benefit of focusing on issues as they are currently viewed by leading philosophers, among them Davidson, Derrida, Putnam, Quine, and Rorty. Suitable for general readers and the lower-division undergraduates." Choice

"This engaging, accessible, and up-to-date introductory volume.The extensive reading guides at the end of each chapter are excellent. Almond's book has the clear benefit of focusing on issues as they are currently viewed by leading philosophers, among them Davidson, Derrida, Putnam, Quine and Rorty" Choice

"Brenda Amond is to be thanked by any newcomer to philosophy, and by any teacher... It makes philosophy interesting, do-able, but without false promises - or false disapoointments. " Richard Ashcroft, University of Liverpool, Society for Applied Philosophy, 1996

Brenda Almond is Professor of Moral and Social Philosophy at the University of Hull, Chair of the Society for Applied Philosophy, and joint editor of the Journal of Applied Philosophy. She is the author of several books, which include Moral Concerns (1987), Education and the Individual (1981) and is the editor of AIDS: A Moral Issues (1990) and Introducing Applied Ethics (Blackwell, 1995).

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ISBN 13	9780631194859
ISBN 10	0631194851
Title	Exploring Philosophy
Author	Brenda Almond
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	1994-11-17
Number of pages	248
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