Thinking It Through: An Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy
por Appiah, Kwame Anthony
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Here is a thorough, vividly written introduction to contemporary philosophy and some of the most crucial questions of human existence: the nature of mind and knowledge, the status of moral claims, the existence of God, the role of science, and the mysteries of language, among them. In Thinking It Through, esteemed philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah shows us what it means to "do" philosophy in our time and why it should matter to anyone who wishes to live a more thoughtful life. Opposing the common misconceptions that being a philosopher means espousing a set ofphilosophical beliefs, or being a follower of a particular thinker, Appiah argues that "the result of philosophical exploration is not the end of inquiry in a settled opinion, but a mind resting more comfortably among many possibilities, or else the reframing of the question, and a new inquiry....
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- Título
- Thinking It Through: An Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy
- Autor
- Appiah, Kwame Anthony
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- UsedGood
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- 1
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- ISBN 10
- 0195160282
- ISBN 13
- 9780195160284
- Editorial
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Local de publicação
- New York, Ny
- Esta edição foi publicada pela primeira vez
- March 6, 2003
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