Coffee and Philosophy: A Conversational Introduction to Philosophy with Readings

by Bruce N. Waller

Coffee and Philosophycovers the major issues of philosophy in an inexpensive novel, using classic dialogue form and presenting ideas, arguments and counterarguments, objections, criticisms, questions... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321330935
• ISBN13: 9780321330932
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

a convoluted attempt at a casual introduction to philosophy

This is absolutely without a doubt the worst school assigned book I've ever had to suffer through. The teacher assigned it for an intro to philosophy class and Coffee & Philosophy honestly made me feel like he hated the class. They try framing the lesson in a non fictional story which I suppose is fine enough in concept, or at least it would be if the execution wasn't wretched. The author attempts to portray lessons about philosophy by telling a story of four students hanging out in a coffee shop and discussing events in their life and ham handedly linking said events to philosophy principles. Aside from the forced connections these four individuals are so sluggishly boring and lazily written that it makes Eyore of Winnie the Pooh about as exciting as a Quinten Tarintino character which makes paying attention to the story long enough to pick out and absorb the lesson that much more of a chore. Personally I'd suggest this book for anybody that wants to dip their toe into the pool that is philosophy but wants to do so in the most obnoxiously roundabout way, or a robot pretending to be a human and wants a guide to how humans 100% do not interact with each other so that it knows how to better blend in by avoiding acting like these characters. I don't believe in banning literature, but if I ever came to power I would bring back book burning piles for this book specifically and no others.