![]() ![]() Blackburn is extremely cautious (and successful) at straddling the line between writing that is intimidating, burdensome, or vexing to the novice and writing that is tantalizing and invites curiosity. Blackburn dares to stir, complicate, and entangle philosophical ideas in an introduction to philosophy-but not carelessly. (269)įound at the end of one of the later chapters, Blackburn’s style of teaching can be summed up in the above. ![]() We may indeed hope that it survives in the seas of thought I have tried to stir up this chapter. It didn’t take long for me to discover Think, one of the few books r/philosophy recommends as a general introduction. The hope was for something broad yet with an appreciation for nuance. ![]() At the time, I was a Senior in high school not having read an once of philosophy. I first encountered a mention of Simon Blackburn’s 1999 Think: A compelling introduction to philosophy when I was looking for a good introductory book to philosophy. ![]()
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