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| The Philosophers Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods
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Author: Julian Baggini, Peter Fosl
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date: 2002-10-29
ISBN-10: 0631228748
ISBN-13: 9780631228745
List Price: $21.95
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The Philosophers' Toolkit provides all the intellectual equipment necessary to engage with and participate in philosophical argument, reading and reflection. Each of its 87 entries explains how to use an important concept or argumentative technique accurately and effectively.
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| Customer Rating: | This is a great book. It gives you snippets of information about various tools employed by philosophers. It would serve as a great reference to have around while writing philosophy papers.
The only bad thing about it is the ugly cover design. |
The answer to "What the f@#$ is philosophy, anyway?!"
| Customer Rating: | I had completed a bachelors in philosophy when I read this book, and I have to say it is simply the best text around:
-as a prerequisite for anyone who wants to dabble in philosophy or is thinking about doing it as a major
-for understanding how to apply philosophy; since this is a compilation of all the basics, it is an useful means of understaning analysis and argumentation, even if you are familiar with it. This book was great in addition to or without my logic class.
-for anyone who wants to review the breadth of philosophical subcategories.
I think as people tend to go through their academic (personal or professional) career they forget to justify to themselves, what they are studying and why. This text gives a clear putline to the question of 'What exactly is philosophy?'. By the way the answer is not the 'love of wisdom'! That is a translation not an answer, anyone who uses that as a definition obviously does not understand the subject-matter. |
Unique Approach and Comprehensive
| Customer Rating: | | I have read many books on argumentation, rhetoric and reasoning but this book encapsulates the most comprehensive presentation yet. It is a gem of a guide to effective reasoning which applies to more than just philosophy. Some of the ideas presented are ones I have experienced in arguments but this author was the first to explain them. |
Excellent Introduction to Logic and Philosophy
| Customer Rating: | | REVIEW: This book, while sometimes reading like a condensed encyclopedia, is an excellent resource for anyone interested in Philosophical thought and Logic. It is an excellent introduction as well as a reference book. And while the title and binding may detract from it's apparent academic credibility, I assure you it is there. The book covers several sections, beginning with basic argumentation (Fallacies, Premises, etc...) and expanding out into complex ideas such as Hume's Fork, Leibniz's Law of Identity, Ockham's Razor and similar concepts. It is also very well cross-referenced, providing an almost instantaneous ability to further investigate topics. Additionally, it has a section devoted to Philosophical Resources on the Internet. While this might not be of use in a few years, it definitely is of use now. Finally, the book also includes a small section of "Recommended Readings" at the end of every section that is very useful. STRENGTHS: Excellent content and superb explanation of the content. The author does a wonderful job of explaining complex philosophical ideas in a clear and concise manner. It also very well thought out, cross-referencing and suggesting additional readings on every topic. WEAKNESSES: The book is not exactly stimulating in any contemporary manner. It is written more like an encyclopedia rather than a novel and is therefore a bit dry. Also, it's appearance detracts from the seriousness of it's subject matter. WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK: Those interested in understanding philosophical arguments and/or logic. This book is also helpful to Philosophy Majors/Minors as a refresher or a reference book. FOR SIMILAR/RELATED TOPICS, CONSIDER: Informal Logic: A Handbook for Critical Argument by Douglas Walton and A Rulebook for Arguments by Anthony Weston |
Terrific Intro
| Customer Rating: | | This Toolkit is such a good, smart idea, I wonder why nobody wrote a book like this before. Consisting of a series of connected brief entries (many of them quite witty), it explains important philosophical concepts and shows how we can use them to help us makes sense of life's big questions. It makes an excellent dictionary of basic philosophical concepts, but, unlike a dictionary, it is also designed to be read straight through. And it practices what it preaches: The Principle of Charity, for instance, is consistently applied. The Toolkit, along with Simon Blackburn's delightful dictionary and Roger Scruton's lucid (if rather biased) Short History, got me through several tough college philosophy courses. If you're new to modern philosophy and want to know what it's about, read Baggini & Fosl's "Philosopher's Toolkit" (along with Thomas Nagel's "What Does It All Mean?") and you'll have a very good idea of the basic questions & methods involved. (Be warned: philosophy is highly addictive stuff and you might find that it changes the way you see everything.) |
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