Books for New Philosophers

A Listmania! list by The Philosophy Man (Essex, UK)
 
The Philosophy Files
1.  The Philosophy Files by Stephen Law
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  "A book I'm jealous I didn't write: an introduction to a wide range of philsophical issues through stories that are engaging but not patronising."
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The Philosophy Files 2
2.  The Philosophy Files 2 by Stephen Law
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  "Another book from the irritatingly talented Stephen Law."
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The Philosophy Gym: 25 Short Adventures in Thinking
3.  The Philosophy Gym: 25 Short Adventures in Thinking by Stephen Law
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  "A step up in difficulty from the Philosophy Files, this book uses a dialogue form and starts to probe more deeply into reasoning - but still very accessible."
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The Pig That Wants to be Eaten: And Ninety-nine Other Thought Experiments
4.  The Pig That Wants to be Eaten: And Ninety-nine Other Thought Experiments by Julian Baggini
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  "A model of short, sharp writing with each philosophical issue introduced with a interesting scenario, followed by some of the responses to it but always leaving loose ends to think about."
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The Duck That Won the Lottery: and 99 Other Bad Arguments
5.  The Duck That Won the Lottery: and 99 Other Bad Arguments by Julian Baggini
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  "More technical. Ranges beyond philosophy to take the knife to sloppy thinking everywhere. Don't be too smug when it comes to pointing out others' logical errors. Just pity them inwardly."
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