Philosophy: All That Matters
All That Matters
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
13 August 2012
Summary
“Philosophy is like fish: best presented without too much adornment; hard to get just right and easy to ruin.”
What’s the point of it all? In Philosophy: All That Matters, bestselling philosopher Julian Baggini shows how abstract ideas feed into the most important existential questions of all. He tells the story of Philosophy, bringing together and interlinking all its different areas, to create what is perhaps the first non-historical narrative of the subject — one that take…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444155839 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1444155830 |
| Author: | Julian Baggini |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Learning |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 13 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 164g |
| Dimensions: | 177mm x 130mm x 13mm |
| Series: | All That Matters |
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Written in a conversational and easy-to-read style in short chapters. - Blackpool Gazette
The perfect starting point for anyone who is looking into exploring the subject.The questions it raises will stimulate thought and discussion, and give your brain a good workout for months and years to come. - Sunday SunAbout The Author
Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini is a philosopher, author and journalist, who was recently named on the Observer’s list of Britain’s top public intellectuals. His doctorate was from University College London on the philosophy of personal identity, and his books have been published globally and translated into twelve languages.
Baggini is widely regarded as one of our most lucid and accessible popularises of philosophy. His work appears regularly in the Guardian, Prospect and the New Humanist, and he founder The Philosophers Magazine
Julian has also appeared as a character in an Alexander McCall Smith novel, and been the subject of a question in University Challenge.
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