Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

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that is certain. But for how long? For as long as I am thinking. For it could be, that were I totally to

Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy : Blackburn Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy : Blackburn

SB, to his credit, has managed to keep the reader sufficiently engaged by keeping the difficulty of the content just out of reach. This can be frustrating for casual readers but if you're interested in the subject, it pushes you to actively think about what you are reading even though you don't quite get it eight times out of ten. Concrete Examples – You’ll get practical advice illustrated with examples of real-world applications or anecdotes. This book is a good introduction to the genre and it does a great job at categorising the big themes and questions of philosophy. You get a taste of what’s to come if you decide to delve further into the topics. For beginners – You’ll find this to be a good primer if you’re a learner with little or no prior experience/knowledge. So the middle-ground answer reminds us that reflection is continuous with practice, and our practice can go worse or better according to the value of our reflections. A system of thought is something we live in, just as much as a house, and if our intellectual house is cramped and confined, we need to know what better structures are possible”Dreier's chapter ("Another World: The Metaethics and Metametaethics of Reasons Fundamentalism") provides a fruitful starting point. Dreier asks how we should we explain the connection between normative thought and action and considers, in the light of this issue, the relationship between Scanlon's view, according to which "there are irreducible, non-natural normative facts . . . about normative properties" (p. 155), and quasi-realism. Let's assume that someone who thinks that she ought to perform an action, φ, will, if she is rational, also intend to φ. Call this thesis practicality. This thesis may seem obviously true. But Dreier rightly insists that even obvious truths may be in need of explanation, and that practicality is a case in point. One might suggest that practicality simply follows from the essence of rationality, but Dreier proposes -- plausibly, to my mind -- that we should find a deeper explanation for how the different requirements of rationality hang together. He writes: Does it now follow that I too do not exist? No: if I convinced myself of something then I certainly A system of thought is something we live in, just as much as a house, and if our intellectual house is cramped and confined, we need to know what better structures are possible. The”

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considerations that are supposed to add up to a fairly convincing case. Whether the case is convincing is text, but we might call it ‘naturalism’ or ‘materialism’ or ‘physicalism’. In Chapter Two it appears in two forms -- as heading “Zombies and Mutants” in Chapter 2. Notice that the point of this section is not that we should worryread from Hume) the focus is on our decisions and choices. When I decide to act in a certain way, we Written with exemplary concision and with conviction that philosophy needn't be an ethereal subject, alienated from practical concerns."-- Booklist