{"id":281,"date":"2013-09-27T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/rpe\/2013\/09\/27\/new-to-philosophy"},"modified":"2013-09-27T08:33:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T08:33:00","slug":"new-to-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/rpe\/2013\/09\/27\/new-to-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"New to Philosophy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have recently been asked by some of our new student intake which books I would recommend for someone coming to philosophy for the first time, and it is also a question that often crops up at Open Days. To some extent it is a subjective matter (and I’m sure other staff and students have their own views here), but based on some student feedback, there are a couple of gems that are consistently praised.\u00a0<\/span>

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Adopting a thematic approach, Nigel Warburton’s Philosophy: The Basics <\/i><\/a>does exactly what ‘it says on the tin’: it’s concise, accessible, walks you through the basics, and encourages you to ‘do’ philosophy.\u00a0<\/span>

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<\/span>Another favourite of many is Bertrand Russell’s <\/span>History of Western Philosophy<\/i> <\/a>which adopts an historical approach and gives the reader a sense of how philosophy has developed over the years, although I should point out it was published in 1911, so you won’t get anything after that!<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>To keep up with current developments you might like to take out a subscription to The Philosopher’s Magazine<\/a><\/i>. Although it is a ‘magazine’ and not a journal, it provides a good balance between not being too dense, but also not too simplistic in its approach to topics and issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

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