Think

This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, and justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there but does not know how to approach them. The book sets out to explain what these questions are and why they are important. Simon Blackburn begins by presenting a convincing case for the study of philosophy and provides the reader with insights into how great historical figures such as Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein have approached its central themes. Each chapter explains a major issue and offers a self-contained guide through the problems that philosophers have studied. The wide range of topics covered includes skepticism, the self, mind and body, freedom, ethics, and the arguments surrounding the existence of God. Lively and approachable, this book is ideal for anyone who wants to learn how the basic techniques of thinking shape our existence.