We are frequently confronted with arguments. Arguments are attempts to persuade us - to influence our beliefs and actions - by giving us reasons to believe this or that. Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide will equip students with the concepts and techniques used in the identification, analysis and assessment of arguments whatever the subject matter or context.

Through precise and accessible discussion, this book provides the tools to become a successful critical thinker, one who can act and b...

Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire, and freedom, and considers how we should think about the meaning of life. This new edition highlights the importance of an understanding of approaches to ethics and its foundations, and how this relates to our modern world of eroding trust.

First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, it is 'long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism', as the New York Times noted, and it is this, coupled with the sheer brilliance of its...

De vrije markt is inmiddels overal en haar rol in onze samenleving en persoonlijke leven lijkt groter dan ooit. De voordelen daarvan zijn moeilijk te overschatten: we zijn rijker en hebben meer individuele vrijheid dan ooit tevoren. Tegelijkertijd lijkt er op veel vlakken iets uit de hand te lopen. Ongelijkheid neemt toe, veel mensen raken psychologisch in de problemen en er dreigt een ecologische crisis. En dan is er nog een coronavirus dat onze economie aan een stresstest onderwerpt. Volgen...