Nigel Warburton

"Some students of philosophy have unreasonably high expectations of the subject. They expect it to provide them with a complete and detailed picture of the human predicament. They think that philosophy…"

"Another reason for studying philosophy is that it provides a good way of learning to think more clearly about a wide range of issues."

"Philosophy is an activity: it is a way of thinking about certain sorts of question."

"One important reason for studying philosophy is that it deals with fundamental questions about the meaning of our existence."

"It is true that many of the problems with which professional philosophers deal do require quite a high level of abstract thought. However, the same is true of almost any intellectual pursuit: philosop…"

"A further justification for the study of philosophy is that for many people it can be a very pleasurable activity. There is something to be said for this defence of philosophy. Its danger is that it c…"

"What is philosophy? This is a notoriously difficult question. One of the easiest ways of answering it is to say that philosophy is what philosophers do, and then point to the writings of Plato, Aristo…"