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A review by breeze3662
How to Teach Philosophy to Your Dog: Exploring the Big Questions in Life by Anthony McGowan
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[4.5]
Excellent peek into the world of philosophy. Anthony Mcgowan takes on a journey through various branches of philosophy including but not limited to ethics, free will, metaphysics, epistemology and the philosophy of science. The book is well written keeping a layman's perspective in mind and the author does a really good job of presenting a number of influential philosophers as well as theories proposed in western philosophy. I would definitely recommend it, as it will either help you find sub-branches of philosophy that truly interest you, or you can confidently say nothing in the world of philosophy interests you (although I doubt it would be the latter).
It is not a perfect book, and there definitely are a few negatives. For instance, I felt that a few major sub-branches of philosophy that the author almost completely skips like political philosophy, aesthetics, etc. deserved a place in this book. At various instances, the author can be seen fanboying over Kant and does have a bit of bias towards Socrates, Plato, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer etc. However, overall the book does a pretty good job of what it's supposed to be, a 'pamphlet' for the world of philosophy.
Excellent peek into the world of philosophy. Anthony Mcgowan takes on a journey through various branches of philosophy including but not limited to ethics, free will, metaphysics, epistemology and the philosophy of science. The book is well written keeping a layman's perspective in mind and the author does a really good job of presenting a number of influential philosophers as well as theories proposed in western philosophy. I would definitely recommend it, as it will either help you find sub-branches of philosophy that truly interest you, or you can confidently say nothing in the world of philosophy interests you (although I doubt it would be the latter).
It is not a perfect book, and there definitely are a few negatives. For instance, I felt that a few major sub-branches of philosophy that the author almost completely skips like political philosophy, aesthetics, etc. deserved a place in this book. At various instances, the author can be seen fanboying over Kant and does have a bit of bias towards Socrates, Plato, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer etc. However, overall the book does a pretty good job of what it's supposed to be, a 'pamphlet' for the world of philosophy.