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Old 06-07-2010, 02:06 PM   #63
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Originally Posted by GeoffC View Post
by crikey, I'm thick, anyone got a Philosophy for Dummies or an Idiot's Guide to Philosophy ?

I've read Siddartha (copy from MR) ... Bible many decades ago .... plus odds and sods during PD proofing ...
There was a terrific series on the telly years ago called 'The Great Philosophers'; the host, Bryan Magee, discussed a notable philosopher with a contemporary expert.

There is a book of the dialogues called 'The Great Philosophers' by Bryan Magee which is a very good read - each section can be read quite quickly as it is basically the TV transcript.
Google Books has a preview version if anyone is interested (actually, they have it whether anyone is interested or not, the existence of the Google Book is not dependent on the putative interest of a hypothetical peruser, just to be clear about it).
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