“Philosophy’s the ‘love of wisdom’, can be approached in two ways: by doing it, or by studying how it has been done,” so writes the eminent philosopher Roger Scruton. In this user-friendly book, he chooses to introduce philosophy by doing it. Taking the discipline beyond theory and “intellectualism,” he presents it in an empirical, accessible, and practical light. The result is not a history of the field but a vivid, energetic, and personal account to guide the reader making his or her own venture into philosophy. Addressing a range of subjects from freedom, God, reality, and morality, to sex, music, and history, Scruton argues philosophy’s relevance not just to intellectual questions, but to contemporary life.
About An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Philosophy
“Philosophy’s the ‘love of wisdom’, can be approached in two ways: by doing it, or by studying how it has been done,” so writes the eminent philosopher Roger Scruton. In this user-friendly book, he chooses to introduce philosophy by doing it. Taking the discipline beyond theory and “intellectualism,” he presents it in an empirical, accessible, and practical light. The result is not a history of the field but a vivid, energetic, and personal account to guide the reader making his or her own venture into philosophy. Addressing a range of subjects from freedom, God, reality, and morality, to sex, music, and history, Scruton argues philosophy’s relevance not just to intellectual questions, but to contemporary life.
Roger Scruton is the author of many works of philosophy, criticism and fiction. He lives in Wiltshire where, together with his wife, he runs an experimental farm.
About Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton is the author of many works of philosophy, criticism and fiction. He lives in Wiltshire where, together with his wife, he runs an experimental farm.
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Table Of Contents
Preface 1. Why? 2. Truth 3. The Demon 4. Subject and Object 5. Persons 6. Time 7. God 8. Freedom 9. Morality 10. Sex 11. Music 12. History Further Reading Index
