--- product_id: 48322525 title: "Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy" price: "AED 113" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/48322525-think-a-compelling-introduction-to-philosophy store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # 4.3/5 average rating Top 5 in Intro Philosophy Clear, accessible mind & consciousness insights Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy **Price:** AED 113 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🧠 Unlock your mind’s potential with philosophy’s freshest intro! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy - **How much does it cost?** AED 113 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/48322525-think-a-compelling-introduction-to-philosophy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Perfect Starter Read:** Ideal for millennials craving intellectual growth without the jargon overload. - • **Top-Ranked Bestseller:** Ranks #4 in Introduction to Philosophy—your essential gateway to the field. - • **Highly Rated & Trusted:** Over 1,200 reviews with a solid 4.3-star average—join thousands who swear by it. - • **Philosophy Made Simple:** Simon Blackburn’s approachable style breaks down complex ideas for easy understanding. - • **Mind & Consciousness Focus:** Early chapters dive into the most intriguing philosophical questions about the mind. ## Overview Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy by Simon Blackburn is a bestselling, highly rated book that simplifies complex philosophical concepts. With over 1,200 reviews averaging 4.3 stars, it’s a top choice for newcomers eager to explore mind, consciousness, and foundational philosophy in an accessible, engaging style. ## Description This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. Think sets out to explain what they are and why they are important. Simon Blackburn begins by putting forward a convincing case for the study of philosophy and goes on to give the reader a sense of how the great historical figures such as Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein have approached its central themes. Each chapter explains a major issue, and gives the reader a self-contained guide through the problems that philosophers have studied. The large scope of topics covered range from scepticism, the self, mind and body, and freedom to ethics and the arguments surrounding the existence of God. Lively and approachable, this book is ideal for all those who want to learn how the basic techniques of thinking shape our existence. Review: a small book loaded with practical insight - Great little starter book. But don't be deceived by this statement. The book delves straight into what you need to be thinking about and how to organise your brain and why studying philosophy is useful and transferable to so many areas of life. It teaches you how to think and gives you insight questions to ponder. I find the smaller format much more achievable to slowly read and then reflect and jouranl on a couple of pages at a time. Highly recommend. Review: Interesting but a bit cliched in some areas - Worth reading and thought provoking in places, but I found his treatment of therapy and religion both suffered from being unnecessarily shallow. He dismisses therapy as being little more than an attempt to make people feel better - I guess there are some therapists that do that but most approaches have a philosophical basis and several - for example CBT and REBT - are particularly strongly associated with a philosophical stance. Similarly, he devotes a lot of space to religion - I didn't quite understand why - but doesn't seem to do much more than run through the basic challenges made familiar by Dawkins et al. - which are certainly valid when addressing a certain kind of classic realist religiosity - but don't really address the more modern philosophical approaches to faith - say those taken by McGrath and Plantinga. However very readable, good on more modern ideas about ethics and held together with a cheerful pragmatism which kept me interested and reading to the end. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 11,420 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1 in Introduction to Philosophy 113 in Other Reference by Subject | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,304 Reviews | ## Images ![Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81aw5QYmAmL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a small book loaded with practical insight *by S***T on 6 October 2019* Great little starter book. But don't be deceived by this statement. The book delves straight into what you need to be thinking about and how to organise your brain and why studying philosophy is useful and transferable to so many areas of life. It teaches you how to think and gives you insight questions to ponder. I find the smaller format much more achievable to slowly read and then reflect and jouranl on a couple of pages at a time. Highly recommend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting but a bit cliched in some areas *by C***B on 2 May 2018* Worth reading and thought provoking in places, but I found his treatment of therapy and religion both suffered from being unnecessarily shallow. He dismisses therapy as being little more than an attempt to make people feel better - I guess there are some therapists that do that but most approaches have a philosophical basis and several - for example CBT and REBT - are particularly strongly associated with a philosophical stance. Similarly, he devotes a lot of space to religion - I didn't quite understand why - but doesn't seem to do much more than run through the basic challenges made familiar by Dawkins et al. - which are certainly valid when addressing a certain kind of classic realist religiosity - but don't really address the more modern philosophical approaches to faith - say those taken by McGrath and Plantinga. However very readable, good on more modern ideas about ethics and held together with a cheerful pragmatism which kept me interested and reading to the end. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommend *by L***R on 6 September 2025* Great book ## Frequently Bought Together - Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy - The Problems of Philosophy - Meditations --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/48322525-think-a-compelling-introduction-to-philosophy](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/48322525-think-a-compelling-introduction-to-philosophy) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-05-28*