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Originally Posted by Geralt

I highly recommend The Big Questions: Philosophy by Simon Blackburn. Rather then dealing with philosophy through history of philosophy, it deals with most common questions of philosophy and tries to answer them in a very simple way. This is great for first time students of philosophy or for anybody interested in the matter.


http://www.amazon.com/Big-Questions-...dp/B00LSX4NB0/

Just so you can get a perception of what kinda book it is, here are the names of the 20 questions i.e the chapters:

1. What is the meaning of life?
2. Am I free?
3. Why is there something and not nothing?
4. What do we really know?
5. Is there such a thing as society?
6. Can machines think?
7. What is time?
8. How can I deceive myself?
9. Why be good?
10. What fills up space?
11. Can we truly understand each other?
12. Why do things keep on keeping on?
13. Are we rational?
14. What am I?
15. What are my rights?
16. Is truth relative?
17. Do we need God?
18. What is human nature?
19. What is beauty?
20. Is death to be feared?

Thanks Geralt! I've been dilly dallying about reading this book. Your informative post tilted the balance in favor of it.