--- product_id: 48322525 title: "Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy" price: "€ 30.76" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/48322525-think-a-compelling-introduction-to-philosophy store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Concise, digestible format Comprehensive intro to philosophy Sharpens critical thinking skills Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy **Price:** € 30.76 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🧠 Unlock your mind’s potential with philosophy’s essential guide! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy - **How much does it cost?** € 30.76 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/48322525-think-a-compelling-introduction-to-philosophy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Learn from the Greats:** Engage with ideas from Descartes, Kant, Hume, and Wittgenstein in an accessible way. - β€’ **Perfect for Busy Minds:** Compact format designed for slow, reflective reading and journaling. - β€’ **Master the Big Questions:** Explore knowledge, consciousness, ethics, and more with clarity and depth. - β€’ **Think Smarter, Live Better:** Develop transferable thinking skills that enhance decision-making and problem-solving. - β€’ **Top-Ranked Philosophy Starter:** Join thousands who rated it 4.3 stars and made it #1 in Introduction to Philosophy. ## Overview Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy by Simon Blackburn offers a lively, approachable exploration of fundamental philosophical questions. Covering topics from scepticism to ethics, it distills complex ideas into digestible chapters, making it ideal for readers new to philosophy. Highly rated and top-ranked, this book equips you with critical thinking tools that resonate beyond academia into everyday life. ## Description This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. Think sets out to explain what they are and why they are important. Simon Blackburn begins by putting forward a convincing case for the study of philosophy and goes on to give the reader a sense of how the great historical figures such as Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein have approached its central themes. Each chapter explains a major issue, and gives the reader a self-contained guide through the problems that philosophers have studied. The large scope of topics covered range from scepticism, the self, mind and body, and freedom to ethics and the arguments surrounding the existence of God. Lively and approachable, this book is ideal for all those who want to learn how the basic techniques of thinking shape our existence. Review: a small book loaded with practical insight - Great little starter book. But don't be deceived by this statement. The book delves straight into what you need to be thinking about and how to organise your brain and why studying philosophy is useful and transferable to so many areas of life. It teaches you how to think and gives you insight questions to ponder. I find the smaller format much more achievable to slowly read and then reflect and jouranl on a couple of pages at a time. Highly recommend. Review: Interesting but a bit cliched in some areas - Worth reading and thought provoking in places, but I found his treatment of therapy and religion both suffered from being unnecessarily shallow. He dismisses therapy as being little more than an attempt to make people feel better - I guess there are some therapists that do that but most approaches have a philosophical basis and several - for example CBT and REBT - are particularly strongly associated with a philosophical stance. Similarly, he devotes a lot of space to religion - I didn't quite understand why - but doesn't seem to do much more than run through the basic challenges made familiar by Dawkins et al. - which are certainly valid when addressing a certain kind of classic realist religiosity - but don't really address the more modern philosophical approaches to faith - say those taken by McGrath and Plantinga. However very readable, good on more modern ideas about ethics and held together with a cheerful pragmatism which kept me interested and reading to the end. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 6,427 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1 in Introduction to Philosophy 97 in Other Reference by Subject | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,309 Reviews | ## Images ![Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81aw5QYmAmL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a small book loaded with practical insight *by S***T on 6 October 2019* Great little starter book. But don't be deceived by this statement. The book delves straight into what you need to be thinking about and how to organise your brain and why studying philosophy is useful and transferable to so many areas of life. It teaches you how to think and gives you insight questions to ponder. I find the smaller format much more achievable to slowly read and then reflect and jouranl on a couple of pages at a time. Highly recommend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting but a bit cliched in some areas *by C***B on 2 May 2018* Worth reading and thought provoking in places, but I found his treatment of therapy and religion both suffered from being unnecessarily shallow. He dismisses therapy as being little more than an attempt to make people feel better - I guess there are some therapists that do that but most approaches have a philosophical basis and several - for example CBT and REBT - are particularly strongly associated with a philosophical stance. Similarly, he devotes a lot of space to religion - I didn't quite understand why - but doesn't seem to do much more than run through the basic challenges made familiar by Dawkins et al. - which are certainly valid when addressing a certain kind of classic realist religiosity - but don't really address the more modern philosophical approaches to faith - say those taken by McGrath and Plantinga. However very readable, good on more modern ideas about ethics and held together with a cheerful pragmatism which kept me interested and reading to the end. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommend *by L***R on 6 September 2025* Great book ## Frequently Bought Together - Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy - The Problems of Philosophy - Meditations --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/48322525-think-a-compelling-introduction-to-philosophy](https://www.desertcart.at/products/48322525-think-a-compelling-introduction-to-philosophy) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-07-23*