How to Think Like a Philosopher: Essential Principles for Clearer Thinking

As politics slides toward impulsivity and outrage bests rationality how can philosophy help us critically engage with the world? How to Think Like A Philosopher is a revelatory exploration of the methods tenets and attitudes of thought that guide philosophy and how they can be applied to our own lives. Drawing on decades of enquiry and a huge range of interviews Julian Baggini identifies twelve key principles that promote incisive thinking. Pay attention; question everything; seek clarity not certainty: these are just a few of philosophy's guiding maxims which can be applied to everything from understanding the impact of climate change to correctly appraising our own temperaments. Both a fresh introduction to philosophy covering canonical and contemporary philosophers and an essential practical guide to good thinking How to Think Like a Philosopher shows us the way to a more humane balanced and rational approach to thinking to politics and to life.