How to Think like a Philosopher (eBook)

Twelve Key Principles for More Humane, Balanced, and Rational Thinking

Julian Baggini (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
336 Seiten
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-82665-3 (ISBN)

Infos

An invitation to the habits of good thinking from philosopher Julian Baggini.By now, it should be clear: in the face of disinformation and disaster, we cannot hot take, life hack, or meme our way to a better future. But how should we respond instead? In How to Think like a Philosopher, Julian Baggini turns to the study of reason itself for practical solutions to this question, inspired by our most eminent philosophers, past and present.Baggini offers twelve key principles for a more humane, balanced, and rational approach to thinking: pay attention; question everything (including your questions); watch your steps; follow the facts; watch your language; be eclectic; be a psychologist; know what matters; lose your ego; think for yourself, not by yourself; only connect; and don t give up. Each chapter is chockful of real-world examples showing these principles at work from the discovery of penicillin to the fight for trans rights and how they lead to more thoughtful conclusions. More than a book of tips and tricks (or ways to be insufferably clever at parties), How to Think like a Philosopher is an invitation to develop the habits of good reasoning that our world desperately needs.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.5.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• ISBN-10: 0-226-82665-1 / 0226826651
• ISBN-13: 978-0-226-82665-3 / 9780226826653