50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Should Know - Ben Dupre

50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Should Know is a philosophy reference guide by Ben Dupre. It was published in 1997 and is one of a number of books in this series, each covering a different genre. It cost £4.94 on Amazon and is ideal for students and passive readers alike. This book is an absolute must have for the budding philosopher, and accurately and succinctly outlines and analyzes popular philosophical ideas like the idea of Just War, Descartes' 'I think therefore I am,' the nature of art, the mind-body problem, The Ontological argument, and many other questions pertaining to morality, epistemology, Religion and Science. Its written in very ...  Read the complete review

Published in 2007, "50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Should Know" is a book with a pretty self-explanatory title. It's part of the Quercus series of reference books which include such other titles as "50 Maths Ideas you really need to know," and "50 Psychology Ideas you really need to know." - You get the picture. The book is written by a Ben Dupre`, and is 208 pages long. It contains explanations of such well-known philosophical constructs as Plato's Cave, The Brain in The Jar, Hume's Guillotine, The Ship of Theseus, Solipsism, and Just War, exploring the history, origin, virtues and likelihoods of each, over the course of 2-3 ...  Read the complete review