An introduction to philosophy describes effective and accurate argumentative techniques.
Julian Baggini is editor and co-publisher of
The Philosophers' Magazine. He has written on philosophy for the general reader in
The Independent,
Independent on Sunday and
Times Educational Supplement. His PhD was awarded by University College London in 1996.
Peter Fosl is Bingham Associate Professor of Philosophy and Program Chair at Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He serves as contributing editor to The Philosopher's Magazine. A graduate of Bucknell University and Emory University, Fosl also studied at the LSE and took a Fullbright Scholarship to the University of Edinburgh. He has published on Hume, scepticism and topics in the history of philosophy.