What is this thing called Philosophy?, 2nd Edition

Praise for the first edition:

‘What Is This Thing Called Philosophy? is an impressive book. The range of topics is excellent and covers much that is both humanly engaging and philosophically important. There is great clarity and intellectual commitment in the writing – a fine resource for anyone new to philosophy.’ - Stephen Hetherington, University of New South Wales, Australia

‘What is this thing called Philosophy? is an excellent, wide ranging and stimulating textbook, written by first rate academics. Both deep and lively, it introduces the main contemporary issues in the major areas of philosophy and will no doubt be of great service to anyone approaching the field for the first time.’ - Claudine Tiercelin, Collège de France and Institut Jean Nicod, France

‘This is a wonderful book! A collection of short, engaging and surprisingly accessible chapters, written by leading authors in the field. This is a welcome development – a non-technical introduction to philosophy’s central questions.’ - John Greco, Georgetown University, USA

Praise for the first edition:

‘What is this thing called Philosophy? is an impressive book. The range of topics is excellent and covers much that is both humanly engaging and philosophically important. There is great clarity and intellectual commitment in the writing – a fine resource for anyone new to philosophy.’

Stephen Hetherington, University of New South Wales, Australia

‘What is this thing called Philosophy? is an excellent, wide ranging and stimulating textbook, written by first rate academics. Both deep and lively, it introduces the main contemporary issues in the major areas of philosophy and will no doubt be of great service to anyone approaching the field for the first time.’

Claudine Tiercelin, Collège de France and Institut Jean Nicod, France

‘This is a wonderful book! A collection of short, engaging and surprisingly accessible chapters, written by leading authors in the field. This is a welcome development – a non-technical introduction to philosophy’s central questions.’

John Greco, Georgetown University, USA

Duncan Pritchard is UC Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine, USA. His books include Epistemic Luck (2005), Epistemological Disjunctivism (2012), and Epistemic Angst: Radical Skepticism and the Groundlessness of Our Believing (2015). His Routledge books include Scepticism (with A. Coliva, 2022), The Routledge Companion to Epistemology (with S. Bernecker, 2013), and What is this thing called Knowledge? (5th edition 2023). His scholarly work has been recognized by such distinctions as the Philip Leverhulme Prize in Philosophy (2007), being elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2011), delivering the Annual Soochow Lectures in Philosophy (2013), and the Paul H. Silverman Award for Outstanding Work in Ethics (2024).

Contributors

Michael Brady is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Berit Brogaard is Professor and Director of the Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research at the University of Miami, USA.

Thom Brooks is Professor of Law and Government at Durham University, UK.

Axel Gelfert is Professor of Philosophy at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.

Teresa Marques is Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Barcelona, Spain.

Tim Mawson is Edgar Jones Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, UK.

Thaddeus Metz is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Kristie Miller is Challis Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Kathleen Stock OBE is a British philosopher and writer. She was a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex until 2021.

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