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A Philosopher
Philosophy does not have a monopoly on rigorous reasoning, and nor is it immune to sloppy thought. But it is uniquely focused on the need to think straight. Every other discipline has something more concrete to rely on. Scientists have experiments, economists data, anthropologists participant observation, historians documents, archaeologists artefacts. Philosophers have no special store of information. Their unique skill is the ability to think without a safety net. So if we want to know how to think better, without resort to specialist knowledge, it is hard to find better models.
PHILOSOPHY / SELF-HELP & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
£16.99 April Demy 216 × 135mm HB / export TPB 320pp All territories Translation, serial and audio (US only) rights 978 1 78378 851 4 (HB) 978 1 78378 851 4 (export TPB)
How to Think Like a Philosopher
Julian Baggini
The author of the Sunday Times bestseller How the World Thinks sets out key principles for a more humane and balanced approach to thinking, to politics and to life.
As politics slides toward impulsivity, and outrage bests rationality, how can philosophy help us critically engage with the real world?
The twelve principles identified in How to Think Like a Philosopher are a revelatory exploration of philosophy’s guiding maxims, and how they can be applied to our own lives. Covering both canonical and contemporary philosophers, Baggini draws on decades of enquiry and a huge range of interviews to develop an essential guide to good thinking.
‘Every society needs its guardian of good sense: Baggini is ours’ Financial Times
‘A philosopher with a clear and witty perception of cant’ The Times julian baggini’s books include the Sunday Times bestseller How the World Thinks, Freedom Regained, The Virtues of the Table, The Godless Gospel and The Pig that Wants to be Eaten.
THE GODLESS GOSPEL
BPB £9.99 978 1 78378 232 1
HOW THE WORLD THINKS
BPB £9.99 978 1 78378 230 7
FREEDOM REGAINED
BPB £9.99 978 1 84708 718 8
THE VIRTUES OF THE TABLE
BPB £9.99 978 1 84708 715 7
