Synopsis
By speaking directly to the readers in a personal tone, this text invites readers to get excited about philosophy and to explore how philosophy affects them. Fourteen lively chapters take readers deep into the world of philosophical thinking and challenge them to ponder life's big questions.
Booknews
This intriguing yet relatively gentle introduction to philosophy, looks at the major philosophical questions and their many answers and nonanswers, and its aim is to motivate and prepare beginning students for a first course in philosophy. It deconstructs students' attachments to ready-made answers, encouraging speculation on topics such as God, knowledge, reality, and death, and engages students in the skills they need to interact critically with the material typically presented in an introductory course. Kolak is affiliated with William Patterson University of New Jersey; Martin with the University of Maryland. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)