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The Introduction to Philosophy You've Never Read

A How-To Guide to Sharpening Critical Thinking Skills

Exercise theoretical imagination and logical analysis ability in philosophical practice

Use thought experiments to constantly challenge and reshape your cognition and judgment of the world

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◎ Editor's Choice

▲The whole book revolves around problems rather than characters or theoretical structure

Different from the traditional introductory books on philosophy which take the history of philosophy as the main line, and equate the study of philosophy with the study of the history of philosophy "from ancient Greece to existentialism", this book organizes the structure around the most important questions and answers in the history of philosophy, and puts Aristotle, Augustine, Bentham and other sages; Parfit, Nussbaum, Williams and other contemporary masters and readers are placed on the same discussion platform to debate the same issue, allowing philosophy to return to its "about The natural form of the world and life".

▲ Emphatically introduced the "thought experiment" method of testing theories

The book introduces a total of 88 thought experiments created by philosophers (as well as some scientists and science fiction writers) in history to discuss problems. Improve your ability to think critically.

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◎Introduction

By explaining what core problems exist in philosophy, how to solve them, and why they need to be solved, "Doing Philosophy" clarifies to beginners the nature and purpose of philosophical research activities. By leading readers to discuss and refute 88 most vital thought experiments in the history of philosophy, this book traces the six core issues in human philosophy - mind-body problem, free will and determinism, identity identity, relativism Encountered, the problem of evil and the existence of God, skepticism and the limits of knowledge—the exploration process shows the vitality of philosophy disciplines in the process of criticism and reflection. This book is an introductory book on philosophy with a unique approach. It is different from other introductory textbooks that take the history of philosophy as the main line and the original text as the core. Such an idea: Philosophy is not only for reading but also for “doing”; it is not just a series of philosophers’ names and their wise sayings, but also an activity with strong practical concerns and relevance, and This activity is within reach of any one of us, given the basic mental tools.

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◎Celebrity recommendation

Natural science needs experiments to prove or falsify, and philosophical theories need experiments to verify or refute, but philosophy uses thought experiments, which do not need to rely on laboratories, and only need to use imagination to stimulate the intuition of thought to complete the other. function, which is to measure whether the theory in question conflicts with human intuition. This book is the textbook I used for the basic training of graduate students' philosophical ability. The book uses a large number of thought experiments to test various theories, which makes people's minds open. Super imaginative. Highly recommend.

——Professor Zhai Zhenming, Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-sen University

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◎Award winning records

Included in the recommendation list of the 14th National Library Wenjin Book Award

Shortlisted for the 14th Wenjin Book Award