Alternates sections on the author's list of favourite philosophers and on themes and questions. Mostly concerned with the European tradition with occasional glances at India. Does what it says on the tin, serves as an introduction. ( )

Easily the best of the Very Short Introductions that I've read. The narrator of the audiobook has a warm, professorial tone that matches the text perfectly. It deftly fulfils its stated missions of providing a roadmap to further reading and piquing interest in doing so, something that I couldn't say about, for example the VSI to the Dead Sea Scrolls. I'm now as keen to try Descartes and de Beauvoir in the original as I am to avoid Hegel. ( )

Brief outline of some important philosophical 'moments'. Not really an introduction but how do you even go about introducing philosophy anyway? Written well and clearly, would recommend. ( )

Just what it claims to be: an easily readable introduction to some of the major ideas of philosophy. It also provides a pretty good reading list with suggestions for where to go next. ( )

Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
Edward Craig
The Quest for Wisdom
Edward Craig book in the VSI series delivers what it promises, a glimpse in the main subjects of philosophy. The author strategy is a good one: the diverses questions of philosophy are presented to the reader by importants works of philosophers. In this way, one get acquainted with the philosophic endeavour knowing the philosophers and the questions they debated. The book shows the relations between philosophers and the emphasis they gave to the problems that ocupied its works. Futher readings in philosophy are indicated with a brief explanation about the scope of each book. Must read for the philosophy student and lover! ( )