Product Description

What Does It All Mean? demonstrates that philosophy is no empty study but an indispensable key to understanding our lives. It challenges us to think hard and clearly, to ask questions, to try out our ideas, and raise possible objections to themDSin short, to become philosophers ourselves.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77327 in Books
• Published on: 1987-10-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Synopsis
In this lucid and accessible book, Thomas Nagel explores the central questions of philosophy thoughtfully, clearly, and with humour. He demonstrates that philosophy is an indispensable key to understanding our lives, and far from being an arcane academic discipline, can be enjoyed by all.

About the Author
Thomas Nagel is Professor of Philosophy at The New York University, and author of The View from Nowhere (OUP, 1986)

Customer Reviews

A grounding into an intersesting and life changing subject
This book is a very good read, especially if you are brand new to the subject like I was. I am only 15 and I admit that I found some parts hard to comprehend but it helped me a lot to understand the subject of philosphy more.

It deals with the main questions of philosphy and throws in and explains imprtant terms unique to philosphy, for example, a dualist - somebody who believes we have a body and a soul.

This book focuses very much on the basic philosphy questions and less on the history like Plato, Socrates and Aristotle, but for that alone it is fundamental for a grounding into the subject.

I have struggled myself nowadays to refrain from thinking about certain events and situations that happen to me in more detail and analysing them from a different angle. It is great read and so helpful in being introdced to philosophy.

A lot of thoughts provoked by a small book
This book is excellent in giving an initial summary of several philosophical propositions. For a small (in pages) book it requires you to read it aver and over again to grasp the arguments proposed by the writer. If on your death bed you want to know "what was that all about" then buy this book.

A rare thing indeed - a philosoph book that's easy-going
Its not often that you can find an "Introduction to Philosophy" that isn't a) dull as dishwater or b) impossibly crpytic or c) both.

This book doesn't try to tackle all of the fundamentals of philsophy but merely takes a look at a few issues, studies them and gives a little insight into the kind of logic abnd reasoning behind philosophical argument.

If your thinking about "getting into" philosophy - at whatever level - this book is certainly worth a look.