Download or read book Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction written by Edward Craig and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2002-02-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy introduces important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, via readings from Plato, Aristotle, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It explains how areas of philosophy relate and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is done.