- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Bluffer's Guides (30 Jun 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 090783048X
- ISBN-13: 978-0907830481
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.8 x 0.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,504,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Part of the "Bluffer's Guides" series, this book explains how to bluff your way in philosophy. These guides are designed to help the reader achieve instant expertise and become a successful bluffer. Other "Bluffer's Guides" look at accountancy, golf, music and world affairs.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Hankinson's "Bluff Your way in Philosophy" is a real treat for anyone interested in philosophy.
Being one book in a whole "Bluff your way series" I didn't expect much from it (I haven't read the others though). I was therefore really surprised when I found out what this book contains.
The first thing to note about this book is that it is extremely funny. Philosophy is usually such a pretentious subject - it is really refreshing to read a book written by someone who takes the subject seriously yet not too seriously. However, the humorous part of the book contains a catch: if you are a real bluffer (and not an impersonating philosopher) this book is probably not be funny at all.
The more surprising feature of this book is that it is actually very informative! In 64 pages Hankinson manages to mention almost every important name term or sect in Western philosophy (and has even a few words about the so called "Eastern Philosophy").In particular, it is a nice quick reference to the chronological order of the different philosophers.
To sum up: If you know nothing at all about philosophy this book will probably not help you to learn more, and will not be much fun (although it will probably be quite effective in helping you to bluff your way through). On the other hand, if you are somewhere between a frustrated beginner and a frustrated expert this book will be a lot of fun and probably quite informative (not to mention a guaranteed improvement in your bluffing skills). .
One word of warning: not everything in it is true (is it possible that Hankinson is a bit of a bluffer himself?). Check out the mathematical definition of "rational numbers" - Hankinson has got it wrong. So double check the info in this book before you bluff it in to your PhD thesis...
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Very funny, yet scholarly survey of philosophy
23 Oct 1998
Format:Paperback
Hankinson's compendium of philosophy is hilarious, in a classicly dry British style, and is also a masterful piece of scholarship. No where else will you find such a succinct survey of the body of philosophical work, ancient to modern
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
hilarious and insightful
14 May 2002
Format:Paperback
most people feel that philosophy is stuff, old, and boring. this tale of witticisms and puffery manages to amuse and instruct, since the puffery is actually some of the interesting basic concepts. any intellectually interested person would love this book -- whether you know philosophy already or not. it's laugh outloud funny. (must like dry british humor)
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