Philosophy: Basic Readings by Nigel
Warburton
Wonderful And Usable Selection
Nigel Warburton brings philosophy to life with an imaginative selection of
philosophical writings on key topics. Philosophy: Basic Readings is
structured around the same key themes as its companion volume,
Philosophy: The Basics, but is also ideal for independent use.
Philosophy: Basic Readings includes short and accessible sections from:
* classic works of philosophy such as Descartes Meditations and Hobbes
Leviathan
* contemporary thinkers such as Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett
* relevant works by figures outside philosophy such as Jorge Luis Borges
and Martin Luther King, Jr.
The second edition has been revised and expanded to include sixteen new
readings, including:
* Thomas Nagel, What is Philosophy?
* Peter Singer, Moral Experts
* Ronald Dworkin, A New Map of Censorship

* Oliver Sacks, The Lost Mariner
Personal Review: Philosophy: Basic Readings by Nigel
Warburton
A truly wonderful selection of readings about philosophy and philosophy's
central issues by professor Nigel Warburton. Very highly recommended for
those that want to enhance their knowledge and have a better
understanding of the basic topics that torture human mind, without having
to yawn and dwell with dull or inextricable texts, as it happens with other
anthologies, of a more complex and ambitious structure (which usually
remain unread). This compilation indeed lives up to the purpose that the
author set up to accomplish, as it is set forth in the Preface: "My aim has
been to select writing that will repay study, and which is, above all
interesting. Part of the point of this anthology is to demonstrate philosophy
in action.."
The book is divided in eight parts, if you count the Introduction about the
topic "What is Philosophy ?", as one. Here, scope, method and value of P.
are presented through writings by Warnock, Mellor,Ayer and the Earl
Russell. Then the subject of God, its existence and the discussion about
the proofs of God is left to the writings of Pascal, Gardner, Mackie,
Swinburne, Hume and Dawkins. Another section deals with ethics and
morals, titled "Wright and Wrong". Other sections dwell with the subjects of
Politics, The External World, Science, the Mind and, finally, Art. Each
section has a brief and balanced introduction by the author. Here, again,
he accomplishes the task of setting the basic mainframe to aid the reader,
and refrains from providing a resume that, in other anthologies, enables
the reader to dispense with the reading of the material itself.....
This selection can be read with relative ease and constitutes a fresh and
modern approach to the divulgation of philosophy. Kudos to professor
Warburton ! As reviewed by Luciano Lupini.
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