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How do you know that you exist? What does it mean to have a future? Are you the same thing as your brain? What does it mean to be free? How can you know what knowledge is? A woman was advising her anguished friend, 'Be philosophical - then you won't need to think about it.' Well, being philosophical is sometimes taken to mean that you should adopt a resigned attitude to the world - a quiet-ism - but the study that is western philosophy, starting with the ancient Greeks and continuing today in universities, bars and cafes - even bedrooms - is far from quiet. Philosophers think - but not just that, for they think about thinking and they think about how we think about the world, about how we conceive of ourselves, about how we possess a sense of right and wrong, about how we find meaning in life (if we do). How to Think Like a Bat might not help you to think like a bat, but it will certainly help you to think like a philosopher. Smart, witty and engaging, this is a superb introduction to the subject by one of Britain's most engaging philosophical writers.
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How do you know you exist? What does it mean to be free? Why shouldn't you eat people? Philosophy might make you think of dusty statues in togas or Zen masters meditating, but the philosophical world has far more to offer than ancient men in beards: it can also tell you everything there is to know about life, love and death. In a series of highly original, entertaining and often extraordinary scenarios, How to Think Like a Bat brings to life 35 key philosophy concepts in a way that anyone can understand. From the realm of the unconscious to the principles of logic, the 35 bite-sized chapters in this book will not only help you understand our world, how we find meaning in life, and how we think of right of wrong, they'll help you win arguments, learn the art of seduction, and even get one up on Aristotle. Easy to follow and impossible to put down, this book will not only help you to think like a bat - it will have you thinking like a philosopher.
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This is humanist philosopher Peter Cave's finest work till date. There are 34 entries on how to think and philosophize about the fundamental questions of philosophy such as how do we know what we know, death, euthanasia and the arguments based on the 'slippery slope', God, and how to be good. The book has humourous cartoons for most of the chapters It has witty descriptions of the basic premises of mainstream philosophy - for example, "These words 'I Think therefore I am', or cogito ergo sum in latin - are probably the most well-known words of any philosopher. Mind you, that is not altogether accurate, for numerous philosophers have doubtless often said 'I'm tired' or 'I need another drink' - and such words are more familiar to most people." Whiskey is mentioned several times and one can surmise that it might be a drink of choice for Cave if not many other philosophers. This book covers a wide range of topics, and surprisingly, can be read in a day because Cave made it so simple and accessible.
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