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, acting morally, and more – 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: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• | Publication Date: Apr 26, 2024
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781509554584
• | ISBN-10: 1509554580