Something to Prove is an introduction to philosophy and the practice of community of inquiry (COI). Researched and written specifically for young adults and their teachers, it pokes an exploratory finger into the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics, political ideology, formal reasoning, ethics, culture, freedom, and more. The book employs contemporary story-telling techniques, informal language, […]
Category: Introductions to philosophy (general)
Zeno and the Tortoise: How to Think Like a Philosopher.
Title: Zeno and the Tortoise: How to Think Like a Philosopher. Author/s: Fearn, Nicholas. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Atlantic Books (2002). Format: Paperback (192 pages). ISBN: ISBN-10: 1903809614, ISBN-13: 978-1903809617 Area and topic: History of philosophy and ideas. Philosophical skills and methodology. Intended audience/ reading level: General/medium Purchasing and information: amazon.com Unique and/or salient feature/s: […]
What Philosophers Think.
Title: What Philosophers Think. Author/s: Baggini, J. Stangroom, J. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Continuum (2005). Format: Paperback (256 pages). ISBN: ISBN-10: 0826484743, ISBN-13: 978-08264847 Area and topic: Core areas/branches/sub-disciplines of philosophy. Key/important philosophical issues/topics/problems. Intended audience/ reading level: General/accessible to medium. Purchasing and information amazon.com fishpond.co.nz Unique and/or salient feature/s: ‘What Philosophers Think’ is a […]
What More Philosophers Think.
Title: What More Philosophers Think. Author/s: Baggini, J. Stangroom, J. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Continuum (2007). Format: Paper back (208 pages). ISBN: 0826493009. Area and topic: Key/important philosophical issues/topics/problems. Intended audience/ reading level: General/accessible to medium. Purchasing and information amazon.com fishpond.co.nz Unique and/or salient feature/s: The second book in two volumes, ‘What More Philosophers Think’ […]
Western Philosophy: An Anthology.
Title: Western Philosophy: An Anthology. Author/s: Cottingham, John. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Wiley-Blackwell. 2nd edition (2007). Format: Paperback (888 pages). ISBN: ISBN-10: 1405124784, ISBN-13: 978-1405124782 Area and topic: History of philosophy and ideas. Core branches/sub-disciplines of philosophy. Intended audience/ reading level: Tertiary/lower and upper. Purchasing and information: 1) amazon.com 2) fishpond.co.nz Unique and/or salient feature/s: […]
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: And 99 Other Thought Experiments.
Title: The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: And 99 Other Thought Experiments. Author/s: Baggini, J. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Plume (2006). Format: Paperback (336 pages). ISBN: ISBN-10: 0452287448, ISBN-13: 978-0452287440. Area and topic: Popular philosophy. Key/important philosophical issues/topics/problems; Thought experiments. Moral philosophy (ethics). Intended audience/ reading level: General/accessable Purchasing and information: amazon.com. Unique and/or salient […]
The Philosophy Gym. 25 Short Adventures in Thinking.
Title: The Philosophy Gym. 25 Short Adventures in Thinking. Author/s: Law, Stephen Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Thomas Dunne Books (2003). Format: Paperback (290 pages) ISBN: ISBN-10: 0312314523, ISBN-13: 978-0312314521 Area and topic: Core areas/sub-disciplines/branches of philosophy. Popular philosophy. Key/important philosophical issues/topics/problems. Intended audience/ reading level: General/accessible Purchasing and information: amazon.com Barnes and Noble fishpond.co.nz Unique […]
The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy.
Title: The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy. Author/s: Magee, Brian. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Oxford University Press, 2nd edition (2001). Format: Paperback (352 pages). ISBN: 10: 9780192893222, 978-0192893222. Area and topic: History of philosophy and ideas. Intended audience/ reading level: General/ medium to advanced. Purchasing and information: amazon.com fishpond.co.nz Unique and/or salient feature/s: […]
The Philosophers Tool kit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods.
Title: The Philosophers Tool kit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods. Author/s: Baggini, J and Fosl, Peter S Material type: Book. Publisher/date: Wiley-Blackwell (2002). Format: Paperback (232 pages). ISBN: ISBN-10: 0631228748, ISBN-13: 978-0631228745 Area and topic: Pedagogical aid and/or resource. Philosophical skills and methodolgy. Practical philosophy. Intended audience/ reading level: Teachers/accessible to medium. Purchasing […]
Philosophy: History, Ideas, Theories, Who’s Who, How to Think.
Title: Philosophy: History, Ideas, Theories, Who’s Who, How to Think. Author/s: Law, Stephen. Material type: Book. Publisher/date: DK ADULT (2007). Format: Paperback (352 pages). ISBN: 10: 9780756626259, 13: 978-0756626259 Area and topic: History of philosophy and ideas. Key/important philosophical issues/topics/problems. Philosophical skills/methodology. Intended audience/ reading level: General/accessible. Purchasing […]