The Big Questions
Philosophy

 

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The Big Questions
Philosophy

by Simon Blackburn (Author)

 

Hardback

ISBN: 9781849160001

 

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Cambridge philosophy professor Simon Blackburn answers the key questions in philosophy - and provides easy-to-understand and enlightening answers.


The Big Questions series is designed to let renowned experts confront the 20 most fundamental and frequently asked questions of a major branch of science or philosophy. Each 3000-word essay simply and concisely examines a question that has eternally perplexed enquiring minds, and provides answers from history's great thinkers. This ambitious project is a unique distillation of humanity's best ideas. In Big Questions: Philosophy, bestselling author Simon Blackburn addresses 20 essential questions.


 

ISBN 1849160007
ISBN13 9781849160001
Publisher Quercus Publishing Plc
Format Hardback
Publication date 26/11/2009
Pages 208
Weight (grammes) 751.00
Published in United Kingdom
Height (mm) 210
Width (mm) 150

Is there a ghost in the machine? Can you have a watch without a watchmaker? What does anyone know? Is truth relative? What is reason? Why be good? Does time go by? Do I mean what you mean? Why does Nature keep on keeping on? Are we free? Why is there something and not nothing? Can machines think? What fills up space? Is there no such thing as society? What is beauty? How is it possible to deceive myself? How can I be happy? What is the meaning of life? Is death fearful? Can murder ever be justified?