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An intelligent person's guide to philosophy

"Philosophy's the 'love of wisdom', can be approached in two ways: by doing it, or by studying how it has been done," so writes the eminent philosopher Roger Scruton. In this user-friendly book, he chooses to introduce philosophy by doing it. Taking the discipline beyond theory and "intellectualism," he presents it in an empirical, accessible, and practical light. The result is not a history of the field but a vivid, energetic, and personal account to guide the reader making his or her own venture into philosophy. Addressing a range of subjects from freedom, God, reality, and morality, to sex, music, and history, Scruton argues philosophy's relevance not just to intellectual questions, but to contemporary life.

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  • "E' almeno dai tempi di Socrate che il filosofo non conosce tabù. Ma, sostiene Roger Scruton, come disciplina accademica la filosofia ha troppo spesso tradito le proprie origini, oscillando tra gli estremi di uno specialismo esasperato o di una vaghezza mascherata da un linguaggio apparentemente profondo ed evocativo. Scruton, invece, non ama le chiusure accademiche, gli atteggiamenti oracolari, le censure del politicamente corretto. L'audacia intellettuale dovrebbe sempre andare di pari passo con la chiarezza espositiva e con l'attenzione ai problemi della gente comune. A lungo la filosofia è stata tenuta separata dai desideri, dalle paure e dalle speranze degli uomini e delle donne in carne e ossa. Lo scopo di questo libro è di "riconciliarla con la vita""
  • ""Philosophy's the 'love of wisdom', can be approached in two ways: by doing it, or by studying how it has been done," so writes the eminent philosopher Roger Scruton. In this user-friendly book, he chooses to introduce philosophy by doing it. Taking the discipline beyond theory and "intellectualism," he presents it in an empirical, accessible, and practical light. The result is not a history of the field but a vivid, energetic, and personal account to guide the reader making his or her own venture into philosophy. Addressing a range of subjects from freedom, God, reality, and morality, to sex, music, and history, Scruton argues philosophy's relevance not just to intellectual questions, but to contemporary life."@en

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  • "Einführung"
  • "Introductions"@en
  • "Introductions"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Příručky"
  • "Handbooks, manuals, etc"

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  • "聰明人的哲學指南"
  • "An Intelligent person's guide to philosophy"
  • "Průvodce inteligentního člověka filosofií"
  • "Cong ming ren de zhe xue zhi nan"
  • "Filosofisch denken : een handleiding voor nieuwsgierige mensen"
  • "Guida filosofica per tipi intelligenti"
  • "Guida filosofica per tipi intelligenti"@it
  • "An intelligent person's guide to philosophy"
  • "An intelligent person's guide to philosophy"@en
  • "Filosofia per a persones intel·ligents"
  • "Filosofia per a persones intel·ligents"@ca
  • "Filosofía para personas inteligentes"
  • "Filosofía para personas inteligentes"@es

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