Philosophy In Seven Sentences A Small Introduction To A Vast Topic 1st Edition Douglas R Groothuis by Douglas R. Groothuis instant download after payment.

| epee is an odd beast, enlightening here and deceiving there. Inspiration sometimes comes through epiphany, seemingly out of nowhere and resplendent with originality and beauty.
Some works of great music appear in this way. Friedrich Nietzsche wrote his anti-Gospel, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, in a fit of literary effusion lasting only two weeks. The result has
baffled millions for a century.
Philosophy in Seven Sentences came into being rather quickly after a lifetime of engaging philosophy: after many discussions and arguments about philosophy, after three academic degrees in philosophy, after attending (too) many conferences about philosophy, after grading many papers about philosophy (both good and evil), after publishing much about philosophy, after changing some of my views on philosophy, and after sometimes questioning my own ability to do philosophy well.
I was inspired by recent popular books featuring numbers and objects in the titles, such as A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage, and The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects by Richard Kurin. My object for organizing and introducing philosophy was not a physical object but an object of thought: a sentence. The number seven seemed right, given the alliteration and because I was drawn to just these philosophically pregnant sentences. My hope is that the book will introduce the beginner to the craft of philosophy. A seasoned reader might find ideas worth consulting afresh or even for the first time. Philosophy is a many-splendored discipline. Miniature books, such as this, must fail to lasso everything and will leave many critters hurdling about in the pasture, unnamed and unattended.
To talk shop, Philosophy in Seven Sentences is most concerned with epistemology (how and what we can know) and metaphysics (the study of being). Travelers through the book will also read a bit about moral philosophy and aesthetics.