THE PHILOSOPHER’S TOOLKIT
By Julian Baggini & Peter S. Fosl
Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, 284 pages
Review by Michael Beach
The subtitle for this work is A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods. The authors have organized philosophical ideas in a dictionary-like format. The ideas are explained, along with how philosophers tend to use each idea in practical argument. Some philosophies also accompany a short history of the given idea. The authors do not approach the discipline comprehensively, rather they narrow philosophical argument to areas associated with science and technology.
The reader will find the work both academic for contemplation, and practical if engaging in debate. If one studies science and technology, perspective and clarity of thought behind various approaches of areas of discipline are informed by understanding major movements in scientific thought.
By Julian Baggini & Peter S. Fosl
Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, 284 pages
Review by Michael Beach
The subtitle for this work is A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods. The authors have organized philosophical ideas in a dictionary-like format. The ideas are explained, along with how philosophers tend to use each idea in practical argument. Some philosophies also accompany a short history of the given idea. The authors do not approach the discipline comprehensively, rather they narrow philosophical argument to areas associated with science and technology.
The reader will find the work both academic for contemplation, and practical if engaging in debate. If one studies science and technology, perspective and clarity of thought behind various approaches of areas of discipline are informed by understanding major movements in scientific thought.
RSS Feed