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Think : A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
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Think : A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy Hardcover - 1999

by Blackburn, Simon

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The author of the bestselling "Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy" offers a coherent, non-intimidating introduction to the challenging and fascinating landscape of Western philosophy.

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  • Title Think : A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
  • Author Blackburn, Simon
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Incorporated, Oxford
  • Date 1999-10-14
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4957078-6
  • ISBN 9780192100245 / 0192100246
  • Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.15 x 5.19 x 0.83 in (18.16 x 13.18 x 2.11 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
  • Library of Congress subjects Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00265286
  • Dewey Decimal Code 100

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  • Booklist, 10/01/1999, Page 309
  • Ingram Advance, 10/01/1999, Page 187
  • Library Journal, 09/15/1999, Page 86
  • Time, 10/04/1999, Page 108

About the author

Simon Blackburn is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Until recently he was Edna J. Koury Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, and from 1969 to 1999 a Fellow and Tutor at Pembroke College, Oxford. His books include Spreading the Word (1984), Essays in Quasi-Realism (1993), The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (1994), Ruling Passions (1998), Truth (co-edited with Keith Simmons, 1999), and the best-selling Think (1999). He edited the journal Mind from 1984 to 1990.

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