What is Philosophy?

• What is Philosophy?
• Some Philosophical Problems
• The first law of philosophy
• Women in Philosophy: A Dialogue
• Some introductions to Philosophy

Some introductions to Philosophy

Blackburn S. (1999) Think. Oxford University Press.

Nagel, T. (1987) What Does it All Mean? A very short introduction to philosophy. Oxford University Press.

Warburton, N. (1996) Thinking from A to Z. Routledge.
(A set text for A211: Philosophy and the Human Situation)

Warburton, N. (3rd edn, 1999) Philosophy: The Basics. Routledge.

Warburton, N. (ed) (1999) Philosophy: Basic Readings. Routledge.

Warburton, N. (1998), Philosophy: The Classics. Routledge.

If you have access to a highspeed internet connection, Philosophy Talk, a series of radio shows presented by two philosophy professors at Stanford University in California, can be listened to at www.stanford.edu/philosophytalk/. Each show examines a different philosophical thesis in a provoking and irreverent way. You will need RealPlayer to listen to the shows, but this can be downloaded for free using a link on the site if it is not already on your computer. A pair of headphones or external speakers will make listening more rewarding.

You might also like to look at The Philosophers Magazine - a publication which aims to make top-class philosophy available to a wide readership. Each issues contains a collection of articles on a popular philosophical theme, together with philosophy-related news, reviews, features and interviews with famous philosophers. It is published quarterly. For details, see the magazine website at www.philosophersnet.com/.