science man
10-12-09, 02:01 AM
Hey I can't find a free downloadable philosophy textbook. Can you guys?
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View Full Version : downloadable philosophy textbook? science man 10-12-09, 02:01 AM Hey I can't find a free downloadable philosophy textbook. Can you guys? glaucon 10-12-09, 05:01 PM On what topic? science man 10-12-09, 06:22 PM all of philosophy glaucon 10-12-09, 06:27 PM all of philosophy That would be like looking for a textbook on "all of science". So, no. science man 10-12-09, 06:29 PM well when you take a class in philosophyu what do you learn? glaucon 10-12-09, 06:33 PM well when you take a class in philosophyu what do you learn? That depends on you... But, hopefully, you learn how to learn. science man 10-12-09, 09:48 PM That depends on you... But, hopefully, you learn how to learn. I sewhat you so called someone who teaches it and they gave me directions to this which is what I meant. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philosophy-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0192854216 PsychoTropicPuppy 10-14-09, 01:46 PM It's just around 5£. Buy it. spidergoat 10-14-09, 01:49 PM At colleges, they sometimes have a textbook buy-back session, where the textbook companies buy back the books students do not want. Sometimes, they won't buy it back because it's an old edition, in which case many students throw the book away. If you are there at the time, you can search through large bins and get free books on almost every college level topic. Pandaemoni 10-19-09, 10:24 AM well when you take a class in philosophyu what do you learn? If you want a generic overview, what you are likely to get is more of a "history of philosophy" course, with perhaps separate readings from indivdual philosophers. You will get a condensed version of some very complex thoughts in nice little snippets that help you see the breadth that philosophy can cover. Here's a pretty short one: http://books.google.com/books?id=X0eEbR2-Xt4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=philosophy&ei=jYbcStyFFY_SNNKC-J4B#v=onepage&q=&f=false science man 10-19-09, 06:56 PM If you want a generic overview, what you are likely to get is more of a "history of philosophy" course, with perhaps separate readings from indivdual philosophers. You will get a condensed version of some very complex thoughts in nice little snippets that help you see the breadth that philosophy can cover. Here's a pretty short one: http://books.google.com/books?id=X0eEbR2-Xt4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=philosophy&ei=jYbcStyFFY_SNNKC-J4B#v=onepage&q=&f=false wow thanks. PsychoTropicPuppy 10-26-09, 06:33 AM Actually, ever heard of gutenberg project? Dywyddyr 10-26-09, 06:36 AM Actually, ever heard of gutenberg project? Wasn't he the guy in the Police Academy films? Ophiolite 10-26-09, 09:01 AM Wasn't he the guy in the Police Academy films? :) Science man, you may wish to consult the Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (http://http://plato.stanford.edu/) |