Introduction to Philosophy, Logic and Critical Thinking

In this book, the reader is urged to participate in the activity of philosophy by paying serious and systematic attention to the philosophical problems everyday existence throws in the face of everyone. In this way, we can begin to see how philosophical questions arise in our ordinary life. Part of the concerns of this book is to enable the learner become more of an active citizen who raises questions about their social and political environment, as well as their disciplines. Thus, this book approaches philosophy as an activity, as raising questions, trying to formulate answers, and providing argued support for them. It will give students practice in reflecting about actual moral and political difficulties that they encounter in everyday life. It will allow them to practice getting together relevant facts and examining how opposing views on any given issue may be presented as strongly and persuasively as possible.