What Does It All Mean?: A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy
"A very well written book...great for introducing the topics to an intro-level class. It touches on key issues and brings up the relevant points, yet all in relatively short and easy-to-understand chapters. Would be a great supplement for a course in metaphysics."--Jack Bowen, DeAnza College"An excellent introduction; it introduces students to some of the important philosophical questions without overwhelming them with terminology or history."--Jason A. Beyer, College of Lake County"A phenomenal amount of material in a tiny book coupled with humor."--Joan Anderson, Orange Coast College, CA"A good philosophy book for neophytes. It is penetrable for the beginner and comprehensive enough to elucidate a spectrum of traditional philosophic issues."--David Wolf, SUNY at Albany"A good, clearly interesting book to use for an Introduction to Philosophy course. Thomas Nagel has done a fine job."--Stephen Joseph, Framingham State College"This little book by Nagel is quite simply the best introduction to philosophy ."--Graham Oddie, University of Colorado at Boulder"The perfect title for a writing that offers no answers while helping the student formulate their own responses to life's greatest questions."--JoAnn L. Smith, North Central Bible College"An outstanding introductory textbook to philosophy.  The best textbook I know to give freshmen an idea of what philosophy is."--Ran Lahay, Southern Methodist University"We are already using this book as a text, and we are enjoying it."--Martin E. Bayang, New Mexical State University"An outstanding introductory framework to many of the most important problems in philosophy.  It is clear and simple--even my freshman can read it--yet never simplistic...Ties in well with many traditional theories."--Richard M. Wolters, Doane College