- Introductions, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Scholarly
'This book is a fresh and original introduction to philosophy. Intended for those with little or no prior knowledge of philosophy, such as A-level students or readers in Further Education courses, the first part of the book presents philosophical problems as thought experiments which stimulate and promote thought and debate.
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About the book
- Author
- Cohen, Martin
- First published
- 1999
- Pages
- 266
- Publisher
- Routledge, Alianza Editorial, Taylor & Francis Inc
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- Chinese, English, Spanish, und
- ISBN
- 9781299278707
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“Now Judge Dread had had many disagreeable people before him, but this one, who styled himself 'the Philosopher', despite never having studied the subject, had really annoyed him.”
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