How to Think Like a Bat : And 34 Other Really Interesting Uses of Philosophy (9781849164818)
How do you know that you exist? What does it mean to have a future? Are you the same thing as your brain? What does it mean to be free? How can you know what knowledge is? A woman was advising her anguished friend, 'Be philosophical - then you won't need to think about it.' Well, being philosophical is sometimes taken to mean that you should adopt a resigned attitude to the world - a quiet-ism - but the study that is western philosophy, starting with the ancient Greeks and continuing today in universities, bars and cafes - even bedrooms - is far from quiet. Philosophers think - but not just that, for they think about thinking and they think about how we think about the world, about how we conceive of ourselves, about how we possess a sense of right and wrong, about how we find meaning in life (if we do). How to Think Like a Bat might not help you to think like a bat, but it will certainly help you to think like a philosopher. Smart, witty and engaging, this is a superb introduction to the subject by one of Britain's most engaging philosophical writers.
Product details
- Hardback | 224 pages
- 177.8 x 218.44 x 25.4mm | 612.35g
- 02 Mar 2011
- Quercus Publishing
- London, United Kingdom
- English
- 100 2-colour illustrations
- 1849164819
- 9781849164818
- 30,497
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