Thinking to Some Purpose by Susan Stebbing
Unavailable for many years, Stebbing's Thinking to Some Purpose is a classic manual of how to think clearly and remains astonishingly insightful. This edition includes a new Foreword by Nigel Warburton and a helpful Introduction by Peter West, who places Susan Stebbings classic book in historical and philosophical context.Susan Stebbing (1885–1943) was a leading figure in British philosophy between the First and Second World Wars. The first woman in the UK to be appointed to a full professorship in philosophy, in 1933, she taught at Bedford College (now Royal Holloway University). She was best known for her work on logic before turning more generally to the study of thinking and reasoning. At a time when analytic philosophy was largely confined to technical questions, her work stood out for engaging with contemporary issues and addressing a wider public audience. Philosophy and the Physicists (1937) and Thinking to Some Purpose (1939) were critiques of the language used in popular science communication and in everyday genres such as political speeches, advertisements and newspaper editorials.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781032155951 |
| ISBN 10 | 1032155957 |
| Title | Thinking to Some Purpose |
| Author | Susan Stebbing |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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