Description
In What is Philosophy, the author poses the ever-recurring question. It is a question that is controversial in its simplicity, and to which sages over the ages, dating back to the pre-socrates albeit, unconsciously, have addressed their respective attention, and to which suggested answers continue to require more clarification in a dialectical process of seeking after the nature and character of truth, both in form and content. Whilst the author may not have succeeded, to the satisfaction of all, in giving a generally acceptable definition, he clearly is successful in its conceptualization of what philosophy is.
By showing the major concerns of Philosophy, and the way Philosophers work on their subject-matter, we, surely, are better educated on the timeless subject-activity of Philosophy.
In an inimitable prose-style the author elucidates its fundamentals, showing, in detail, how the knowledge of philosophy is of benefit to the individual in a private capacity, and as a member of the human community. And students seeking to get a firm hold on their subject of study will find the book a dependable ally. Through the medium of a “common” language the author brings three decades of engagement with Philosophy to bear on an “uncommon” and controversial subject. This book presupposes no previous acquaintance with Philosophy.
