"Think is by far the best introduction to philosophy that I know. Compact but hugely readable, this delightful book would be an excellent basis for an introductory course, as a text or as preliminary reading. You could also give it to family and friends, and all those annoying people who ask you what philosophers do. If Think doesn't explain it to them, nothing will!"--Huw Price, author of Time's Arrow and Archimedes Point, Professor of Natural Metaphysics at the University of Sydney
"Written with exemplary concision and with conviction that philosophy needn't be an ethereal subject, alienated from practical concerns."--Booklist
"This is a wonderfully stimulating, incisive, and--the word is not too strong--thrilling introduction to the pleasures and problems of philosophy"--The Irish Times
"Elegant...beautifully clear.... A valuable little book."--Descartes's Demon
"Blackburn has produced the one book every smart person should read to understand, and even enjoy, the key questions of philosophy, ranging from those about free will and morality to what we can really know about the world around us."--Time Magazine
"To read the book is to sit down with an engaging, highly learned conversationalist; readers new to the subject could very well be captivated. Highly recommended for academic and public library collections."--Library Journal
"Blackburn does a fine job of rendering the big thinkers and their thoughts accessible, while picking his way through Western philosophy's murky territory. His writing is simple and clear, and the liberal use of example and analogy makes Think a most readable work."--Allison McCulloch, Denver Post

PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE; 1. Descartes's Demon; PART TWO: BEGINNING TO THINK ABOUT OURSELVES; 2. Consciousness, Zombies, and Permutants; 3. Freedom, Determinism, Fate; 4. The Conscious Self; PART THREE: BEGINNING TO THINK ABOUT THE WAY THINGS ARE; 5. Good God?; 6. Wrestling with Idealism; 7. Why do Things Keep on Keeping On?; 8. The Arts of Intellectual Hygiene; PART FOUR: BEGINNING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO; 9. Behaving Well; 10. Pulling Together