Re: philosophy books

[Edward Grefenstette <pha04eg@sheffield.ac.uk>]

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On a perhaps less technical note, but just as enjoyable, I highly  
recommend John Farman's "A Phenomenally Phrank History of Philosophy  
(Without the Poncy Bits)" (ISBN: 0330345559). For teens and reluctant  
adults alike, it's a perfect way to get interested in philosophy (and  
get a fairly good idea of the general gist of most philosophical  
schools of thought), and it's a rather amusing read.

Other than that, introductory books suggested by philosophy lecturers  
for courses from the closest university are always a good bet.

-- Edward.


On 21 Jan 2006, at 21/01/200619:16, James Alexander Cunningham wrote:

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> A friend of mine has managed to score a job in a bookshop and has  
> been put in charge of the philosophy section. He has two shelves to  
> fill and asked me for recommendations. The trouble is that I don't  
> really know of many books that are suitable for the mass market (I  
> know that they are out there, its just that I don't read them), so  
> I've been doing a little bit of poking about. I wonder if you lot  
> have any suggestions?
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