When You Think about It : Ten Lessons from Philosophical Skepticism - Robert C. Robinson

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When You Think about It

Ten Lessons from Philosophical Skepticism

By: Robert C. Robinson

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Paperback | 14 May 2024

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122 Pages

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Clear, concise, and easy to read, this eye-opening book offers readers a walk through some of the greatest and most thought-provoking arguments from classical, modern, and contemporary philosophy. Along the path, it looks closely at: Socrates' answer to the question, ""Did God create morality, or did he discover it?""; what Descartes meant when he said, ""I think, therefore I am""; why Berkeley thought that matter and the material world don't really exist; an argument that shows that God necessarily exists; whether we can really know anything at all; and finally, why (and whether) you owe any allegiance to the rules or laws of your government and society. An expert educator with more than twenty years' experience bringing these ideas to life for students, the author presents these influential, surprising philosophical arguments in a delightful and accessible way. While the topics span the four corners of western philosophy, the unifying theme here is one about philosophical skepticism, and how it's applied as a tool for greater intellectual inquiry. The book doesn't presuppose any familiarity with philosophy, though it certainly rewards those with a strong curiosity about big important ideas. After all, as Plato famously quipped, philosophy begins in wonder.

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“This book shows how the great philosophers of Western history used a skeptical mindset to solve intellectual problems. Their story is an inspiration to anyone who wants to harness the power of clear thinking.”
—Sharon M. Kaye, professor of philosophy, John Carroll University

“Robert Robinson’s When You Think about It is a succinct and instructive sojourn through ten seminal arguments developed by Western thinkers from Greek antiquity to the twenty-first century. Eminently readable and highly engaging, the book constitutes an effective introduction to philosophical reasoning at its most incisive and historically significant. For readers seeking to understand how these arguments evolved and their application to epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, and logic, there is no better introduction.”
—Michael FitzGerald, professor of philosophy, City University of New York

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