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243 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1982
About the author
Robert C. Solomon
125 books180 followersRobert C. Solomon (September 14, 1942 – January 2, 2007) was a professor of continental philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin.
Early life
Solomon was born in Detroit, Michigan. His father was a lawyer, and his mother an artist. After earning a B.A. (1963) at the University of Pennsylvania, he moved to the University of Michigan to study medicine, switching to philosophy for an M.A. (1965) and Ph.D. (1967).
He held several teaching positions at such schools as Princeton University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Pittsburgh. From 1972 until his death, except for two years at the University of California at Riverside in the mid-1980s, he taught at University of Texas at Austin, serving as Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Philosophy and Business. He was a member of the University of Texas Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Solomon was also a member of the inaugural class of Academic Advisors at the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics.
His interests were in 19th-century German philosophy--especially Hegel and Nietzsche--and 20th-century Continental philosophy--especially Sartre and phenomenology, as well as ethics and the philosophy of emotions. Solomon published more than 40 books on philosophy, and was also a published songwriter. He made a cameo appearance in Richard Linklater's film Waking Life (2001), where he discussed the continuing relevance of existentialism in a postmodern world. He developed a cognitivist theory of the emotions, according to which emotions, like beliefs, were susceptible to rational appraisal and revision. Solomon was particularly interested in the idea of "love," arguing against the notion that romantic love is an inherent state of being, and maintaining, instead, that it is instead a construct of Western culture, popularized and propagated in such a way that it has achieved the status of a universal in the eyes of many. Love for Solomon is not a universal, static quality, but an emotion, subject to the same vicissitudes as other emotions like anger or sadness.
Solomon received numerous teaching awards at the University of Texas at Austin, and was a frequent lecturer in the highly regarded Plan II Honors Program. Solomon was known for his lectures on Nietzsche and other Existentialist philosophers. Solomon described in one lecture a very personal experience he had while a medical student at the University of Michigan. He recounted how he stumbled as if by chance into a crowded lecture hall. He was rather unhappy in his medical studies at the time, and was perhaps seeking something different that day. He got precisely that. The professor, Frithjof Bergmann, was lecturing that day on something that Solomon had not yet been acquainted with. The professor spoke of how Nietzsche's idea asks the fundamental question: "If given the opportunity to live your life over and over again ad infinitum, forced to go through all of the pain and the grief of existence, would you be overcome with despair? Or would you fall to your knees in gratitude?"
Solomon died on January 2, 2007 at Zurich airport. His wife, philosopher Kathleen Higgins, with whom he co-authored several of his books, is Professor of Philosophy at University of Texas at Austin.
Early life
Solomon was born in Detroit, Michigan. His father was a lawyer, and his mother an artist. After earning a B.A. (1963) at the University of Pennsylvania, he moved to the University of Michigan to study medicine, switching to philosophy for an M.A. (1965) and Ph.D. (1967).
He held several teaching positions at such schools as Princeton University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Pittsburgh. From 1972 until his death, except for two years at the University of California at Riverside in the mid-1980s, he taught at University of Texas at Austin, serving as Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Philosophy and Business. He was a member of the University of Texas Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Solomon was also a member of the inaugural class of Academic Advisors at the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics.
His interests were in 19th-century German philosophy--especially Hegel and Nietzsche--and 20th-century Continental philosophy--especially Sartre and phenomenology, as well as ethics and the philosophy of emotions. Solomon published more than 40 books on philosophy, and was also a published songwriter. He made a cameo appearance in Richard Linklater's film Waking Life (2001), where he discussed the continuing relevance of existentialism in a postmodern world. He developed a cognitivist theory of the emotions, according to which emotions, like beliefs, were susceptible to rational appraisal and revision. Solomon was particularly interested in the idea of "love," arguing against the notion that romantic love is an inherent state of being, and maintaining, instead, that it is instead a construct of Western culture, popularized and propagated in such a way that it has achieved the status of a universal in the eyes of many. Love for Solomon is not a universal, static quality, but an emotion, subject to the same vicissitudes as other emotions like anger or sadness.
Solomon received numerous teaching awards at the University of Texas at Austin, and was a frequent lecturer in the highly regarded Plan II Honors Program. Solomon was known for his lectures on Nietzsche and other Existentialist philosophers. Solomon described in one lecture a very personal experience he had while a medical student at the University of Michigan. He recounted how he stumbled as if by chance into a crowded lecture hall. He was rather unhappy in his medical studies at the time, and was perhaps seeking something different that day. He got precisely that. The professor, Frithjof Bergmann, was lecturing that day on something that Solomon had not yet been acquainted with. The professor spoke of how Nietzsche's idea asks the fundamental question: "If given the opportunity to live your life over and over again ad infinitum, forced to go through all of the pain and the grief of existence, would you be overcome with despair? Or would you fall to your knees in gratitude?"
Solomon died on January 2, 2007 at Zurich airport. His wife, philosopher Kathleen Higgins, with whom he co-authored several of his books, is Professor of Philosophy at University of Texas at Austin.
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April 22, 2021
این کتاب ۷۰۰صفحهای جدید که توسط نشر چشمه منتشر شده(با قیمت ۱۴۰هزار تومان) و به چاپ دوم رسیده است، کتابیست متفاوت و کاربردی برای کسانی که میخواهند موضوعات اصلی مورد بحث در فلسفه را بدانند.
مؤلفان آن کوشیدهاند همه این «پرسشها» را به شیوهای موجز مورد بررسی قرار دهند تا خواننده_که احتمالاً دانشجوی ترمهای اول فلسفه یا دانشآموز دبیرستانی و یا صرفاً علاقمند است_ به صورت منسجم با آنها آشنا شود.
بیشتر کتابهای آموزش فلسفه رویکردی تاریخی دارند و از آنجا که این تاریخ معمولاً بسیار پیچیده و مطوّل است، گزینش از آن فرایندیست بهناچار تقلیلگرایانه که اگر با دقت انجام نشود، میتواند به درک درست مخاطب از مطالب عنوان شده ضربه بزند. ارزش این کتاب همین جا مشخص میشود: این که به جای تمرکز بر «فیلسوفان» و «فلسفهشان،» بر اساس«سؤالات» و «پاسخ فلاسفه مختلف به آنها» فهرست شده است. در انتهای هر فصل، منابع مهم بسیاری برای مطالعه بیشتر معرفی شده که میتواند به عنوان نقشه راه برای ادامه مورد استفاده قرار بگیرد. همچنین واژهنامه انتهای کتاب نیز جامع و مفید است. این کتاب فقط برای «تمام» کردن نیست، بلکه میتوان با راهنمایی آن مطالعه جدی و نظاممند فلسفه را شروع کرد.
در آخر باید ذکر کنم که ترجمه آن نیز قابل قبول است اما در برخی موارد به نظر نارسائیهایی وجود دارد(مثلاً در فصل مربوط به آزادی، به نظر ترجمه کمی گنگ است.)
خواندن این کتاب را علاوه بر علاقمندان، به دوستان فلسفهخواندهام نیز پیشنهاد میکنم.
مؤلفان آن کوشیدهاند همه این «پرسشها» را به شیوهای موجز مورد بررسی قرار دهند تا خواننده_که احتمالاً دانشجوی ترمهای اول فلسفه یا دانشآموز دبیرستانی و یا صرفاً علاقمند است_ به صورت منسجم با آنها آشنا شود.
بیشتر کتابهای آموزش فلسفه رویکردی تاریخی دارند و از آنجا که این تاریخ معمولاً بسیار پیچیده و مطوّل است، گزینش از آن فرایندیست بهناچار تقلیلگرایانه که اگر با دقت انجام نشود، میتواند به درک درست مخاطب از مطالب عنوان شده ضربه بزند. ارزش این کتاب همین جا مشخص میشود: این که به جای تمرکز بر «فیلسوفان» و «فلسفهشان،» بر اساس«سؤالات» و «پاسخ فلاسفه مختلف به آنها» فهرست شده است. در انتهای هر فصل، منابع مهم بسیاری برای مطالعه بیشتر معرفی شده که میتواند به عنوان نقشه راه برای ادامه مورد استفاده قرار بگیرد. همچنین واژهنامه انتهای کتاب نیز جامع و مفید است. این کتاب فقط برای «تمام» کردن نیست، بلکه میتوان با راهنمایی آن مطالعه جدی و نظاممند فلسفه را شروع کرد.
در آخر باید ذکر کنم که ترجمه آن نیز قابل قبول است اما در برخی موارد به نظر نارسائیهایی وجود دارد(مثلاً در فصل مربوط به آزادی، به نظر ترجمه کمی گنگ است.)
خواندن این کتاب را علاوه بر علاقمندان، به دوستان فلسفهخواندهام نیز پیشنهاد میکنم.
December 2, 2013
Robert C. Solomon's Big Questions: A Short Introduction to Philosophy did exactly what it was supposed to do: explain the subject matter of philosophy clearly and make that subject matter relevant to everyday life. Any student who will use this book in a classroom will have a basic idea of what philosophy is and why the subject is meaningful and relevant. The book is centered around some basic questions:
1. What is the meaning of life?Although it might seem as though the book provides little in the way of definitive answers to these questions, the real purpose is to provoke the reader or student to formulate some answer to these questions for himself or herself. Again, I recommend this book, and I think it would be excellent for an introduction to philosophy course.
2. Is there a God, and what is the nature of God?
3. What is the nature of reality?
4. What is truth? What does it mean to say something is true?
5. What is "the self"?
6. What is freedom?
7. What makes a life moral and good?
8. What is the nature of a just and good society?
9. How are issues of sex, race, and culture related to philosophy?
10. What is beauty?
April 3, 2015
This is a fantastic introduction because it recognizes the central aspect of philosophy as the careful articulation of one's own thoughts, and it encourages the reader to dive in and do philosophy while he or she works through the fundamental human questions in the book.
Solomon and Higgins introduce the big ideas philosophers have been grappling with through the ages; present several classic perspectives for each; encourage the reader to examine and develop his or her own thoughts by asking targeted questions; and, they point the reader to additional sources for further investigation.
Philosophy is often dismissed as out of touch with modern life--why should we listen to a bunch of old dead white guys, anyway? This book places the reader at the center of the philosophical project, and it immediately involves him or her in the great questions humans have pondered throughout the ages.
A big cheer for "The Big Questions."
Solomon and Higgins introduce the big ideas philosophers have been grappling with through the ages; present several classic perspectives for each; encourage the reader to examine and develop his or her own thoughts by asking targeted questions; and, they point the reader to additional sources for further investigation.
Philosophy is often dismissed as out of touch with modern life--why should we listen to a bunch of old dead white guys, anyway? This book places the reader at the center of the philosophical project, and it immediately involves him or her in the great questions humans have pondered throughout the ages.
A big cheer for "The Big Questions."
August 18, 2021
این کتاب یکی از کاملترین مدخلهای فلسفی با رویکرد موضوعی بود که تا حالا خونده بودم. در هر فصل موضوعی انتخاب شده و سعی شده بود به شکل مقدماتی و در عین حال کاملی از نظر خود موضوع و از جهت نظر فیلسوفان دربارهٔ اون موضوع بررسی شود. نویسندگان در مقدمه توضیح دادند که معلمهای فلسفه میتوانند از این کتاب همچون کتاب درسیشان استفاده کنند. هر فصل با تعدادی سؤال شروع و با تعدادی سؤال دیگر تمام شدهاند که به خواننده کمک میکند تا پیش از شروع بحث باورهای خودش را به چالش بکشد و پس از مطالعهٔ فصل به جمعبندی باورهایش بپردازد. یکی از نقاط قوت کتاب بهنظرم مربوط به ارجاعات فمینیستی آن در برخی فصول میشد. مثلاً در فصل مربوط به اخلاق، به اخلاق فمینیستی هم اشاره شده بود.
April 10, 2012
Highly recommended as an overview of important philosophical thought. Well-written and engaging.
February 15, 2020
如书名所言，本书通过哲学中的一些大问题来引导读者思考和“做”自己的哲学，对于每一个大问题介绍了相关的子问题以及具有代表性的一些哲学思想和流派。作者在介绍不同的思想的时候，基本是客观的，会启发读者从支持和反对的两种态度去辩证地思考问题，作为一本入门书是非常好的。读之前我还想，能有多大的问题啊。结果真香。真的是一些感觉不仔细思考，这一生就白过了的问题，激动的同时也有点累。书里引的原文有些真的好难读，这再次提醒我不要轻易读第一手哲学资料。
December 12, 2025
بیشتر از یک سال طول کشید. هر هفته یک جلسه با دوستان جمع شدیم و این کتاب را گفتگو کردیم.
موضوع محور بودن مطالب، طرح پرسشهای ابتدایی، خلاصه نهایی، استفاده از منابع جدید، کتاب را برای طرح یک فعالیت فلسفی هفتگی مناسب ساخته است.
نقلهایی که در میانهی متن آورده شدهند، مواجهه با متن خود فلاسفه را ممکن میسازد و اضطراب سختفهمی فلسفه را میکاهد.
چند ضمیمهی کتاب برای نگارش فلسفی و تشخیص مغالطات بسیار کارآمدند.
در کتابهای ابتدایی آموزش فلسفه احتمالا نخستین کتابیست که به فلسفههای غیرغربی، فمینیستی و ضداستعماری پرداختهست.
ارایهی این حجم از مطالب در کتاب، آن را برای دریافت کلی از فلسفهها مناسب میسازد اما گاهی منجر به خطاهایی در برداشت از اندیشهها میگردد. برای مثال در بخش فلسفههای غیرغربی یا در بخش خدا یا بخش اخلاق و یا در بخش عدالت، امکان طرح جدیتر و پیگیرانهتر موضوعات هست اما کتاب تنها با اشارهای میگذرد.
موضوع محور بودن مطالب، طرح پرسشهای ابتدایی، خلاصه نهایی، استفاده از منابع جدید، کتاب را برای طرح یک فعالیت فلسفی هفتگی مناسب ساخته است.
نقلهایی که در میانهی متن آورده شدهند، مواجهه با متن خود فلاسفه را ممکن میسازد و اضطراب سختفهمی فلسفه را میکاهد.
چند ضمیمهی کتاب برای نگارش فلسفی و تشخیص مغالطات بسیار کارآمدند.
در کتابهای ابتدایی آموزش فلسفه احتمالا نخستین کتابیست که به فلسفههای غیرغربی، فمینیستی و ضداستعماری پرداختهست.
ارایهی این حجم از مطالب در کتاب، آن را برای دریافت کلی از فلسفهها مناسب میسازد اما گاهی منجر به خطاهایی در برداشت از اندیشهها میگردد. برای مثال در بخش فلسفههای غیرغربی یا در بخش خدا یا بخش اخلاق و یا در بخش عدالت، امکان طرح جدیتر و پیگیرانهتر موضوعات هست اما کتاب تنها با اشارهای میگذرد.
February 2, 2026
está bien como introducción y cimentos iniciales, pero obvia bastantes cosillas. por momentos su concisión hace del texto algo indescifrable si uno no se apoya en fuentes adicionales, aunque supongo que es el caso con todo texto filosófico
May 25, 2014
This is a superb text for teaching Introduction to Philosophy. The writing is clear and concise, which is not always true, even of books written for freshmen, and the author comprehensively covers all of the major areas of philosophy. Anyone who was a simply interested in philosophy for their own enjoyment would find this a good place to start.
February 24, 2012
最好的哲学入门了。豆瓣上说的很好，清晰晓畅。
July 12, 2019
A good round up of some of the most important philosophers, and discussion on their views. If you are starting from zero, it's probably a good text. A nice index that does not form a full view, but will give good references on where to expand your knowledge on said philosophers.
March 28, 2024
今年完成的第一本稍微有点厚度的书。
涵盖了意义、上帝、实在、自我、自由和真善美等基本问题。
涵盖了意义、上帝、实在、自我、自由和真善美等基本问题。
March 23, 2013
This was my introduction to philosophy and it has been one of the best books I've read. I was a high school student without knowledge of any philosophical arguments but this was comprehensive and easy to understand. Solomon writes clearly, and well. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to start somewhere in the field of philosophy.
August 30, 2007
EXCELLENT!
November 21, 2020
2020-05-21 读过 标签: 哲学 人生在世，关于看世界的大问题。以问题为导向，非常发散，讲讲前人怎么想的，想想自己应该怎么思考。被马哲填鸭式洗脑的中国人尤其需要看一看，都没看过其他类型的思考，怎么能抱着马克思开始信奉。 看前几章讲上帝真理自我什么的一直心神不宁眼脑漂移，后来到了自由和正义精神来了，倒是津津有味。
December 20, 2020
A great introductory book on the most central topics/questions in philosophy accompanied by representing philosophers and major thesis. Topics discussed are meaning of life, god, nature of reality, search for truth, self, freedom, morality, justice, sex and race and beauty. All thesis of major topics in philosophy can be found here and serve as a highly generalized version of survey for all of these thesis.
September 8, 2021
The title is very self-explanatory. This is the kind of book I wish I had in the physical version because I am sure I'll get back to it very often in the future when I get myself thinking about any philosophical issue. It is important when you start reading it to be open-minded to reflect and maybe change personal opinions about many topics, always taking notes to get back to later.
August 27, 2024
It gives a thorough overview of the major topics specially if one wants to have an idea about epistemology, as well the three big questions: 1- who/ what am I? 2- what is the nature of reality? Or where am I and 3- what should I do. Highly recommended for starting a philosophical journey and finding a philosophical mind (with emphasis on the “start”).
100-199-philosophy
October 31, 2019100
December 23, 2019
One of the best introductions to philosohy. Love the clear prose style
February 4, 2022
以问题为导向介入哲学，比之之前看的西方哲学史，《大问题》无疑更适合入门，至少在引起兴趣方面要强出不少。但也正因此，它缺少那些以时间线索编排的哲学史书本所能提供的关于哲学的发展和各位哲学大家思想汇总的清晰脉络。
June 4, 2022
哲學入門好書
October 17, 2022
Very well laid out introduction to philosophy.
January 30, 2023
刚刚好的哲学入门书，对比起其他的，这本书无识货、古今中外、古往今来，能讲到的哲学命题基本都涵盖了。最突出的一点是对每个问题设置与读者可能自身相关的问题，引发思考和跟随作者探索命题的兴趣。
May 29, 2025
Phil 104’den Ahmet Hoca sayesinde geri kalanını da yazın gibi okuduğum bir kitap çok güzel dersti keşke her yıl böyle dersim olsa…
January 1, 2026
哲学是一种思维方式
June 27, 2026
This is a fantastic book on philosophy! It touches on so many important subjects and philosophers and it's very personable.
August 15, 2026
decent introduction book
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