Philosophy - 2nd Revised Edition

How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? This Very Short Introduction discusses some of the key questions philosophy engages with. Edward Craig explores important themes in ethics, and the nature of knowledge and the self, through readings from Plato, Hume, Descartes, Hegel, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. Throughout, he emphasizes why we do phiilosophy, explains how different areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is done. This new edition includes a new chapter on free will, discussing determinism and indeterminism in the context of Descartes and Hegel's work. Craig also covers the Problem of Evil, and Kant's argument on the source of moral obligation. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

List of contents

• 1: Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction


• 2: What should I do? Plato's Crito


• 3: How do we know? Hume's, Of Miracles


• 4: What am I? An unknown Buddhist on the Self: King Milinda's chariot


• 5: Some themes


• 6: Of 'isms'


• 7: Some more high spots: a personal selection


• 8: Freedom of the will


• 9: What's in it for whom


• Bibliography


• Where to go next


• Index

Product details

• Authors: Edward Craig, Edward (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy At Craig, Edward (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University Craig
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780198861775
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886177-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 180 mm x 12 mm
• Series: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; Very Short Introduction
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Popular philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Non-Western philosophy