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A compelling introduction to philosophy by Simon Blackburn eVersion 3.0 / Notes at EOF
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A compelling introduction to philosophy by Simon Blackburn eVersion 3.0 / Notes at EOF
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"Blackburn has produced the one book every smart person should read to understand, and even enjoy, the key questions of philosophy, ranging from those about free will and morality to what we can really know about the world around us." -- Walter Isaacson, Time Magazine
"This is a wonderfully stimulating, incisive and -- the word is not too strong -- thrilling introduction to the pleasures and problems of philosophy." -- John Banville, Irish Times
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