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Books

Recommended Reads

Occasionally people write in asking us to suggest suitable books for beginners in philosophy. Here are a collection of mini-reviews of the books we tend to recommend:

¶ Philosophy: The Basics by Nigel Warburton (published by Routledge, £7.99 paperback) This is a good general introduction. I was surprised to find that it not only covered the ‘basics’ but also included material on very recent debates, things that are still ‘hot topics’ in academic circles. I’ve not read all of it, but the bits I’ve read so far have been pretty good.

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