Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
{{short description|1999 book by Simon Blackburn}}
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{{Infobox book
| image = File:Think (book).jpg
| caption = Cover of the first edition
| author = Simon Blackburn
| name = Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| subject = Philosophy
| publisher = Oxford University Press
| pub_date = 1999
| media_type = Print (hardcover and paperback)
| pages = 320
| isbn = 0-19-285425-9
| oclc= 45338378
}}
Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy is a 1999 book by the philosopher Simon Blackburn. It is intended to serve as an introduction to philosophy.
Summary
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In Think, Blackburn introduces major philosophical fields, such as epistemology, philosophy of the mind, free will, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion, by narrating how key figures in the history of Western philosophy including René Descartes, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Ludwig Wittgenstein addressed key concepts in each. Through these discussions, the book also outlines Blackburn's arguments for the value and importance of philosophy.{{sfn|Blackburn|2001|pages=1–298}}
Publication history
Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy was first published by Oxford University Press in 1999. The book was published as an Oxford University Press Paperback in 2001.{{sfn|Blackburn|2001|page=iv}}
Reception
Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy received a positive review from the philosopher Mark Sainsbury in Mind. Sainsbury described the book as well-written, but criticized Blackburn's discussion of knowledge.{{sfn|Sainsbury|2001|pages=430–432}} The writer Peter Edidin wrote in The New York Times that the book "found a sizable audience", noting that more than 30,000 hardcover copies had been sold and that "Oxford has asked Mr. Blackburn to follow up with Being Good, a guide to the philosophy of ethics".{{sfn|Edidin|2001}} The philosopher Anthony Quinton wrote in 2005 that very short books such as Think form part of a recent new development "in the field of popularization by professionals."{{sfn|Quinton|2005|page=741}}
References
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=Bibliography=
;Books
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- {{cite book |last1=Blackburn |first1=Simon |title=Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-19-285425-4}}
- {{cite book |last1=Quinton |first1=Anthony |chapter=Popular philosophy |editor-last1=Honderich |editor-first1=Ted |title=The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Second Edition |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |year=2005 |isbn=0-19-926479-1}}
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;Journals
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- {{cite journal |title=Reviewed work: Think. A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy, Simon Blackburn |last1=Sainsbury |first1=Mark |journal=Mind |volume=110 |issue=438 |year=2001 |doi=10.1093/mind/110.438.430 |jstor=2660173}}
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;Online articles
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- {{cite web |last1=Edidin|first1=Peter |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/28/weekinreview/ideas-trends-philosophy-in-hiding-i-have-tenure-therefore-i-am.html | title = Ideas & Trends: Philosophy in Hiding; I Have Tenure, Therefore I Am |date=January 28, 2001 |work=The New York Times |access-date = 5 April 2020 }}
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External links
{{wikiquote|Simon Blackburn|Think}}
Category:1999 non-fiction books
Category:Books by Simon Blackburn
Category:Contemporary philosophical literature
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