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 on any introductory
philosophy course.

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
* thought-provoking 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 19 new readings.
The introductory section, What Is Philosophy, has new selections from Thomas
Nagel, Simon Blackburn, Edward Craig and Bryan Magee.
Other new readings include:

* Jean-Paul Sartre on nature
* Hubert Dreyfus on the internet
* Ronald Dworkin on censorship
* Bernard Williams on immortality
* Peter Singer on ethics

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