Being Philosophical : An Introduction to Philosophy and Its Methods

Being Philosophical guides readers through the perplexing initial moments of meeting philosophy by taking them inside philosophical thinking as an activity. In a beginner-friendly voice, Stephen Hetherington elucidates how intellectual ?tools? from a diversity of traditions, east and west, can enable us to start doing philosophy ? that is, to think ?from scratch? in a philosophical way. He explores many classical topics and issues that have preoccupied philosophers from Plato, early Buddhists, and Confucius to Karl Marx and beyond ? selves, souls, identity, will, knowing and reasoning, among others ? and presents possible methods for responding to different theories. Inviting and conversational, Being Philosophical is the book needed by every new philosophy student ? or anyone wondering whether they might want to explore the world of philosophy.

Author: Stephen Hetherington

Publisher: Polity

Publication Date: Jul 03, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1509554580

ISBN-13: 9781509554584