An engaging, highly illustrated introduction to enjoy alone or encourage debate.
Chapters in this book include:
- What is philosophy?
- A world of philosophy?
- Doing philosophy
- How to argue
- Thought experiments
- Why do philosophy?
Knowledge
How do we know anything about the world around us - can we be sure
that we know anything at all?
The mind
Is your mind somehow different from your body, and are you even in
control of it?
Beauty and art
What is beauty, and what is art?
And why is it so hard to answer these questions?
God
If there is a God, is it possible to prove that he or she
exists?
Politics
Are there any rules that everyone can agree on that would make a
society a fair and happy place for everyone to live in?
How to be good
If you're not sure of the right thing to do, can the tools of
philosophy help you find an answer?
Time and Identity
Everything changes with time - but how much can something change
and still count as the same thing? What is time, anyway?
Logic and language
What are the rules of philosophy, and how can you follow them if
people don't agree on what words themselves actually mean?
The meaning of life
Is philosophy merely a way asking questions about the world - or
can it also be a way of life itself? Can it answer the ultimate
question: what is the meaning of life?
What next?
Multiple mysteries
Famous Philosophers
Since joining Usborne, Minna has written books on everything from
pirates and gladiators to jungles and oceans. She studied Maths and
Philosophy at university and previously worked as a journalist and
illustrator in London, Bogota and New York. In her spare time, she
loves writing stories, drawing and playing the guitar.
Rachel spent 11 years studying and teaching philosophy at the
universities of London and Oxford before joining Usborne. Since
then she has written books on subjects ranging from knights, to
food, to philosophy, as well as retelling folk stories, and writing
children's versions of numerous novels.
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