What does it mean for something to exist? What is truth? Are we free to choose how to think or act? What is consciousness? Is human cloning justifiable?
These are just some of the questions philosophers have attempted to answer, striking right to the heart of what it means to be human. This important new book shows that philosophy need not be dry or intimidating. It's highly original treatment, combining philosophical analysis, historical and biographical background and thought-provoking illustrations, simultaneously informs and stimulates the reader.
'Philosophy' is structured thematically in terms of major issues, with chapters on World, Mind and Body, Knowledge, Faith, Ethics and Aesthetics, and Society. Cutting across this organization by theme is a parallel organization that focuses on the great thinkers and their influence, as well as the schools of "isms" to which they subscribed.
A highly accessible introduction to the subject, founded upon impeccable academic scholarship, 'Philosophy' offers life-changing perspectives on what really matters.
