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I read bits and pieces of this book as part of the Coursera MOOC 'Introduction to Philosophy.' As someone who's never in his life thought of taking a course on this subject, it was very clear and digestible. Definitely studying more in depth about some topics referred in this book.

Great introduction for Philosophy & different areas of concern. Something I really needed to read. I appreciated the way it introduced not only the famous philosophical questions of the past, but also the contemporary debates & different methodology involved in a philosophical process. It has an amazing bibliography that recommends future readings. Great starting point for anybody interested in studying philosophy.

I have this book as a tie-in to the Intro Phil course I'm taking on Coursera. It's a more in-depth version of the video lectures, and due to extenuating circumstances, I was unable to finish reading the book and just watched the lectures. It's pretty good intro to philosophy if you haven't taken the course, in terms of explaining what philosophy is and introducing one to basic philosophical concepts.