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The Philosophers Toolkit : A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods by Peter S. Fosl and Julian Baggini (2002, Trade Paperback)

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Explore the fascinating world of philosophy with "The Philosophers Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods". This comprehensive textbook by Julian Baggini and Peter S. Fosl covers important philosophical concepts and methods in a clear and concise way. Discover the tools that philosophers use to analyze and understand complex ideas. With 232 pages filled with insights and perspectives, this trade paperback is a must-have for anyone interested in philosophy. Get your hands on this publication, published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, and expand your knowledge of the philosophical world.

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The Philosophers' Toolkit provides all the intellectual equipment necessary to engage with and participate in philosophical argument, reading and reflection. Each of its 87 entries explains how to use an important concept or argumentative technique accurately and effectively.

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Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0631228748
ISBN-13
9780631228745
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Author
Julian Baggini, Peter S. Fosl
Publication Name
Philosophers Toolkit : a Compendium of Philosophical concepts and Methods
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
232 Pages

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9.1in
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0.7in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
12.5 Oz

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Bc177.B19 2002
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" The Philosopher's Toolkit is a very good book. It could be highly useful for both introductory courses in philosophy, or philosophical methodology, as well as independent study for anyone interested in the methods of argument, assessment and criticism used in contemporary analytic philosophy. It is unique in approach, and written in a pleasant and considerate tone. Its authors are both competent philosophers, and the book visibly reflects their deep sympathy to the discipline and their appreciation of its unique character. This book will help one to get going to do philosophy, but more advanced students might find this text helpful too. I wish I had had access to this book as an undergraduate." Teaching Philosophy "...the average person who is interested in arguments and logic but who doesn't have much background in philosophy would certainly find this book useful, as would anyone teaching a course on arguments, logic, and reasoning. Even introductory courses on philosophy in general might benefit because the book lays out so many of the conceptual "tools" which will prove necessary over students' careers." About.com " The Philosopher's Toolkit provides a welcome and useful addition to the introductory philosophy books available. It takes the beginner through most of the core conceptual tools and distinctions used by philosophers, explaining them simply and with abundant examples. Newcomers to philosophy will find much in here that will help them to understand the subject." David S. Oderberg, University of Reading "Its choice of tools for basic argument ... is sound, while further tools for argument ... move through topics and examples concisely and wittily... Sources are well chosen and indicated step by step. Sections are cross-referenced (making it better than the Teach Youself "100 philosophical concepts") and supported by a useful index." Reference Reviews "This book is ... an encyclopedia of philosophy. It should be of great use as a quick and accurate reference guide to the skill of philosophy, especially for beginners, but also for instructors ... highly recommended." Choice, The Philosopher's Toolkit is a very good book. It could be highly useful for both introductory courses in philosophy, or philosophical methodology, as well as independent study for anyone interested in the methods of argument, assessment and criticism used in contemporary analytic philosophy. It is unique in approach, and written in a pleasant and considerate tone. Its authors are both competent philosophers, and the book visibly reflects their deep sympathy to the discipline and their appreciation of its unique character. This book will help one to get going to do philosophy, but more advanced students might find this text helpful too. I wish I had had access to this book as an undergraduate". Christoph Schmidt-Petri, Teaching Philosophy 28:1, March 2005 "...the average person who is interested in arguments and logic but who doesn't have much background in philosophy would certainly find this book useful, as would anyone teaching a course on arguments, logic, and reasoning. Even introductory courses on philosophy in general might benefit because the book lays out so many of the conceptual "tools" which will prove necessary over students' careers". Austin Cline, About.com "The Philosopher's Toolkit provides a welcome and useful addition to the introductory philosophy books available. It takes the beginner through most of the core conceptual tools and distinctions used by philosophers, explaining them simply and with abundant examples. Newcomers to philosophy will find much in here that will help them to understand the subject." David S. Oderberg, University of Reading "Its choice of tools for basic argument ... is sound, while further tools for argument ... move through topics and examples concisely and wittily... Sources are well chosen and indicated step by step. Sections are cross-referenced (making it better than the Teach Youself "100 philosophical concepts") and supported by a useful index." Reference Reviews "This book is ... an encyclopedia of philosophy. It should be of great use as a quick and accurate reference guide to the skill of philosophy, especially for beginners, but also for instructors ... highly recommended." Choice.
Table of Content
Part I: Basic Tools for Argument:.1. Arguments, Premises and Conclusions.2. Deduction.3. Induction.4. Validity and Soundness.5. Invalidity.6. Consistency.7. Fallacies.8. Refutation.9. Axioms.10. Definitions.11. Certainty and Probability.12. Tautologies, Self-Contradictions and the Law of Non-Contradiction.Part II: Further Tools for Argument:.13. Abduction.14. Hypothetico-Deductive Method.15. Dialectic.16. Analogies.17. Anomalies and Exceptions that Prove the Rule.18. Intuition Pumps.19. Logical Constructions.20. Reduction.21. Thought Experiments.22. Transcendental Arguments.23. Useful Fictions.Part III: Tools for Assessment:.24. Alternative Explanations.25. Ambiguity.26. Bivalence and the Excluded Middle.27. Category Mistakes.28. Ceteris Paribus.29. Circularity.30. Conceptual Incoherence.31. Counterexamples.32. Criteria.33. Error Theory.34. False Dichotomy.35. Genetic Fallacy.36. Horned Dilemmas.37. Hume's Fork.38. Is/ought Gap.39. Leibniz's Law of Identity.40. Masked Man Fallacy.41. Ockham's Razor.42. Paradoxes.43. Partners in Guilt.44. Principles of Charity.45. Question-Begging.46. Reductions.47. Redundancy.48. Regresses.49. Saving the Phenomena.50. Self-defeating Arguments.51. Sufficient Reason.52. Testability.Part IV: Tools for Conceptual Distinctions:.53. A Priori/A Posteriori.54. Absolute/Relative.55. Analytic/Synthetic.56. Categorical/Modal.57. Conditional/Biconditional.58. Defeasible/Indefeasible.59. Entailment/Implication.60. Essence/Accident.61. Knowledge by Acquaintance/Description.62. Necessary/Contingent.63. Necessary/Sufficient.64. Objective/Subjective.65. Realist/Non-Realist.66. Sense/Reference.67. Syntax/Semantics.68. Thick/Thin Concepts.69. Types/Tokens.Part V: Tools for Radical Critique:.70. Class Critique.71. Deconstruction and the Critique of Presence.72. Empiricist Critique of Metaphysics.73. Feminist Critiques.74. Foucaultian Critique of Power.75. Heideggerian Critique of Metaphysics.76. Lacanian Critique.77. Nietzschean Critique of Christian-Platonic Culture.78. Pragmatist Critique.79. Sartrean Critique of 'Bad Faith'.Part VI: Tools at the Limit:.80. Basic Beliefs.81. G;del and Incompleteness.82. Mystical Experience and Revelation.83. Possibility and Impossibility.84. Primitives.85. Self-evident Truths.86. Scepticism.87. Underdetermination.Appendix: Web Resources.
Copyright Date
2002
Topic
History & Surveys / General, Methodology, General
Lccn
2002-001568
Dewey Decimal
101
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Philosophy

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