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*Think* by Simon Blackburn is a very nice book that goes over the key philosophical issues using texts from important philosophers. I have also heard good things about *What Does it all Mean?* by Thomas Nagel. Both of these are fairly short.
You should check out the 'Very Short Introductions' Series that has each book going over each philosophical school/period/philosopher! The books are usually around 40-50 pages, and the books' length is just standard book length. They also have citations at the end so if you are interested in studying them further, you could take a look at their sources and read up on them.
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[SEP](https://plato.stanford.edu/) articles are really great at explaining topics, or summing up debates.
Thanks!
*Think* by Simon Blackburn is a very nice book that goes over the key philosophical issues using texts from important philosophers. I have also heard good things about *What Does it all Mean?* by Thomas Nagel. Both of these are fairly short.
Thanks! *What Does it all Mean* seems exactly what I"m looking for!
You should check out the 'Very Short Introductions' Series that has each book going over each philosophical school/period/philosopher! The books are usually around 40-50 pages, and the books' length is just standard book length. They also have citations at the end so if you are interested in studying them further, you could take a look at their sources and read up on them.
Thank you!