Do You Think What You Think You Think?: The Ultimate Philosophical Handbook

I picked up this book at a local store a while back and liked it so much I decided to buy two more copies here on Amazon for family members!This is not the epitome of philosophy books, but I don't think the author intends it to be. It's simply a short, enjoyable, and interactive reading experience that will really make you think. The book is a series of chapters, each devoted to a certain philosophical idea. You engage in short questionnaires and then read through the author's analysis of your responses. The author makes no stance towards wrong or right answers, but sometimes he does point out some things he may find odd or inconsistent (and of course also tells us why). This book may really challenge some of your beliefs or bring up points you may have never considered.This is an excellent book and very recommended read for the always-thinking!

I greatly enjoyed "Do You Think What You Think You Think" on every level. The book is a series of philosophical excercises that delve into your own logic, ethical, spritual and philosophical beliefs.It does a good job of not saying any one way of thinking is right or wrong, but helps you gain insight into your belief system while pointing out gross contradictions to how you think.Once I picked up this book I was addicted to it and finished it within a day. I've also recommended it to many friends and will continue to do so.

It's a great book. In fact I plan to purchase another one for a friend. My only complaint is that the book I recieved was worked in so a previous owner's answers are all filled in and lots of scribbled out sections. That copy should not have been for sale in my opinion.

This was a fun book that allowed me to find out more about myself than what I had previously known or thought going in to it. Definitely worth buying!

Gave it to my boyfriend as a Christmas present and he loved it! He already loves to think and found the book to be pleasingly frustrating.. good for those who love philosophy and making points!

This book is an engaging adventure into one's own philosophical innermost workings. The quiz in the beginning provides an immediate sense of metacognitive immersion. This short book allow the reader to identify and explore their hidden contradictory beliefs. I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys self analysis & belly button-gazing.

I very much like Julian Baggini's other books, and rate among my very favorites;And while this book is kind of vaguely that same formula as; the pig that wants to be eaten & the duck that won the lottery, this one is quite different actually and it focuses mostly on what the authors believe ostensibly to be good thinking habits...!But I think they've really dropped the ball onthis, there are so many obvious fallacies that they're not catching and presenting so many false dichotomies that it's possible irritating !It's very simplistic presentation of some other obvious ideas, without ever scratching down to reveal the truly curious dilemmas of logical introspection ?They have also presented the book as some sort of quiz in which the reader is given scores for their answers but this is so astonishingly overwrought and confusing and absolutely pointless without an index of what these scores mean, it just adds another layer of the book's overall muddleness !Very Disappointing.

Recommended by a friend; his stature as an intellectual has diminished. Unsubstantiated drivel. I weep for humanity if any of the authors guesses prove true. Try Thinking, Fast and Slow for better insight.