The philosopher's toolkit : a compendium of philosophical concepts and methods (2nd ed)

The second edition of this popular compendium provides thenecessary intellectual equipment to engage with and participate ineffective philosophical argument, reading, and reflection * Features significantly revised, updated and expanded entries,and an entirely new section drawn from methods in the history ofphilosophy * This edition has a broad, pluralistic approach--appealing toreaders in both continental philosophy and the history ofphilosophy, as well as analytic philosophy * Explains difficult concepts in an easily accessible manner, andaddresses the use and application of these concepts * Proven useful to philosophy students at both beginning andadvanced levels