What is this thing called Philosophy? is the definitive textbook for all who want a thorough introduction to the field. It introduces philosophy using a questio

Written by an international assembly of leading philosophers, this volume includes seventeen newly-commissioned full-length survey articles on the central topic

Appearing in English for the first time, this book comprises two of Ortega’s most important works, ¿Qué es conocimiento? and the essay “Ideas y creencias.”

This book is about knowledge and its value. The central hypothesis is that humans think and speak of knowing in order to identify reliable informants, which is

In this book one of Britain's leading popular philosophers tackles a question that is at the root of our civilization: What is knowledge for?