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An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy
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At a glance, An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy by Roger Scruton comes across as a practical or reference-style book built for dipping in and out. From the listing, this copy runs 1999 • Penguin Group USA • 176 pages, a decent clue for the kind of reading commitment it asks for.
Edition on file: 1999 • Penguin Group USA • 176 pages • ISBN 9780140275162.
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More appealing if you want an older backlist book that still feels distinct instead of generic filler.
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This one stands out more as a working resource than as a book you race through once and shelve.
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Works better as a consult-and-return book than as a straight cover-to-cover read.
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