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Other Recommended Books Introduction to Philosophy in general: Popkin, Richard H., and Stroll, Avrum. (1993). Philosophy made simple. 2 nd rev. ed. New York: Doubleday. Blackburn, Simon. (1999). Think: A compelling introduction to philosophy. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Critical Thinking/Informal Logic: Bowell, Tracy, and Kemp, Gary. (2002). Critical thinking: A concise guide. London: Routledge. Baggini, Julian and Fosl, Peter. (2003). The philosopher s toolkit: A compendium of philosophical concepts and methods. Oxford, UK: Blackwell. Shand, John. (2000). Arguing well. London: Routledge. Engel, S. Morris. (1986). With good reason: An introduction to informal fallacies. New York: St. Martin s