The Philosopher's Toolkit provides all the intellectual equipment necessary to engage with and participate in philosophical argument, reading and reflection. Each of its 87 entries explains how to use an important concept or argumentative technique accurately and effectively.Beginning with the basics of argumentation, the book moves on to deal with tools for assessment and criticism, as well as the limits of argumentation and some of the radical critiques of standard philosophical methodology. Written in an engaging style, the entries are brought to life with vivid and colourful examples and are accompanied by suggestions for further reading. This ingenious compendium of the methods and techniques of philosophy can be used in a variety of ways; as an introduction to the essentials of philosophical reflection, as a comprehensive course on philosophical method, or as a reference book to which readers can turn to find quick and clear accounts of key concepts and methods. The Philosopher's Toolkit is essential reading for anyone who wants to philosophise well.

朱利安• 巴吉尼

● 《哲学家杂志》共同创办人、主编，英国知名哲学普及畅销图书作家。

● 哲学博士，定期为《卫报》《独立报》《泰晤士报》《金融时报》《新政治家》等报刊撰稿，并且固定在英国广播公司第四电台上发声。

● 《卫报》称：“他拥有一颗清明的心智，这让他在哲学普及书籍的领域中格外杰出。” 他的书总是能切中当代人的思想和伦理困惑，以生动的故事或语言作为思想实验场景，为人们提供多种哲学选择的可能性。他的书总是能打破传统的思维框架，另辟险峰。

彼得•福斯

● 美国特兰西瓦尼亚大学哲学系杰出教授。

● 常为《哲学家杂志》撰稿，与朱利安•巴吉尼曾合著过《伦理学工具箱》（The Ethics Toolkit），另著有《英国哲学家》（British Philosophers）。

● 研究领域涉及怀疑主义、伦理学、宗教哲学及哲学史等。