Hints for Reading Philosophy by Mortimer Jadler

Every great philosopher has certain controlling principles that underlie his work. These are easy enough to see if he states them in the book you are reading. But he may not have done so, reserving their treatment for another book. Or he may never treat them explicitly, but instead allow them to pervade every one of his works. We could mention the controlling idea of plato that conversation about philosophical subjects is perhaps the most important of all human activities. Any examples we might offer would probably be disputed by philosophers and we do not have the space to defend our choices. Anywayis four buck just for this cool hard cover edition. So check it out.