Introducing Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality

by Jack Crumley

This book introduces the central issues of metaphysics and epistemology, from skepticism, justification, and perception to universals, personal identity, and free will. Though topically organized, the book integrates positions and examples from the history of philosophy. Plato, Descartes, and Leibniz are discussed alongside Quine, Kripke, and Haslanger. Peripheral ideas and related historical asides are offered in boxes interspersed within the text, providing further depth without disrupting the author’s lucid explanations of central themes and arguments. Original illustrations by Gillian Wilson are included throughout, giving interesting and clear visual representations of many of the book’s examples and thought experiments.

530 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 15, 2016

Reviews

[HappyHarron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for a 100 level philosophy class. Fairly straightforward and accessible book on the positions (of mostly analytical or modern) philosophers have adopted towards certain metaphysical questions