The philosopher's toolkit: a compendium of philosophical concepts and methods

Building a solid intellectual foundation is crucial if one wishes to effectively engage in the practice of philosophy. The Philosopher's Toolkit, Second Edition provides readers with the essential toolsthe intellectual equipmentnecessary to engage with and participate in effective philosophical argument, reading, and reflection. The guide begins with the basics of philosophical argumentation before moving on to address the important tools for assessment and criticism, the limits of argumentation, and some of the radical critiques of standard philosophical methodology. Written in an engaging style, the entries are brought to life through the inclusion of vivid and colorful examples. For the second edition, many of the volumes original 87 entries have been enhanced, extended and updated, an entirely new chapter has been added on methods drawn fromthe history of philosophy, and the suggestions for further reading have been expanded. This ingenious compendium of the methodologies and techniques of philosophy can be put to effective use in a variety of waysas an introduction to the essentials of philosophical reflection, a comprehensive course on philosophical method, or a quick reference for clear and concise accounts of key philosophical concepts and methods. The Philosopher's Toolkit, Second Edition is anessential guide to the methodologies utilized in both contemporary analytic philosophy as well as continental philosophyproviding readers with an encyclopedic array of the core conceptual tools necessary for philosophizing well.Julian Baggini is editor and co-founder of The Philosophers Magazine (www.philosophersmag.com). He is the author of several books, including The Ethics Toolkit (with Peter S. Fosl, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Welcome to Everytown: A Journey into the English Mind (2008), Complaint (2008) and, most recently, Should You Judge This Book by Its Cover? (2009). He has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, including the Guardian, the Financial Times, Prospect and the New Statesman, as well as for the think tanks The Institute of Public PolicyResearch and Demos. Peter S. Fosl is Professor of Philosophy at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. He is co-author with Julian Baggini of The Ethics Toolkit (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007) and is also co-editor of the Dictionaryof Literary Biography (2002) volumes on British philosophy, as well as co-editor with David E. Cooper of Philosophy: The Classic Readings (Wiley-Blackwell,2009). Fosl's scholarly publications address topics in skepticism, ethics, the philosophy of religion, and the history of philosophy.

• ISBN: 978-1-4051-9018-3
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 02/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés