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Thinking It Through: An Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy Hardcover - 2003
by Appiah, Kwame Anthony
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- Title Thinking It Through: An Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy
- Author Appiah, Kwame Anthony
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition illustrated edit
- Condition UsedGood
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY
- Date March 6, 2003
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 5D4WH5000A05_ns
- ISBN 9780195160284 / 0195160282
- Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
- Dimensions 5.7 x 8.3 x 1.3 in (14.48 x 21.08 x 3.30 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Philosophy
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002027437
- Dewey Decimal Code 100
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Summary
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....