How to be a philosopher, or, how to be almost certain that almost nothing is certain / Gary Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, Gary, 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Do life's big questions perplex you? This book will give you answers to some of them while revealing that others have no answer. A humorous but informed instruction manual to questions philosophers have been asking and attempting to answer for centuries, How to Be A Philosopher will help you:. Think, talk, argue and persuade like a philosopher. Win every agument by tying people in philosophical knots. Ask questions and raise doubts about things most people take for granted. Realise that almost nothing is certain. Get the absolute final word on that question about a falling tree. A pr

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 What is Philosophy?; 2 How to be a Philosopher - Phase One: Doubting Everything; 3 How to be a Philosopher - Phase Two: The Tree Question; 4 How to Make a Living from Philosophy; Bibliography; Visual, Musical and Internet Media References; Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4411-7481-8

1-282-82212-8

9786612822124

1-4411-9314-6

OCLC:

670412114