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Biography In Context
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Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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Routledge Series: Great Philosophers

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Major Philosophers - Biographies

Introduction to Philosophy

Why is there something rather than nothing? : 23 questions from great philosophers
A good introduction to the "big" questions such as "Do we have free will" and "Is there good and evil?" with essays by the major philosophic thinkers.

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Discovering the philosopher in you [compact disc] : the big questions in philosophy

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