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Philosophy Reading List

Any of these can be safely purchased - they are both inexpensive and useful for the course. It is highly advisable to have read at least one book from each of the four sections before you arrive in Cambridge in October for the start of your course.

1. Russell, B. Problems of Philosophy, (Oxford University Press)
   Nagel, T. What Does it All Mean?, (Oxford University Press)
   Blackburn, S W. Think, (Oxford University Press)
   Descartes, R. Meditations, (Many acceptable editions)
   
   
2. Mill, J.S. Utilitarianism, (Many acceptable editions)
   Warnock, G.J. Contemporary Moral Philosophy, (Macmillan)
   Williams, B.A.O. Morality, (Cambridge University Press)
   
   
3. Smith, P. Formal Logic: an introduction
   Hodges, W. Logic, (Penguin)
   
   
4. Campbell, K. Body and Mind, (Notre Dame)
   Carruthers, P. Introducing Persons, (Routledge)
   Smith, P. and Jones, O.R. The Philosophy of Mind, (Cambridge University Press)