"Accessible" philosophy books?

answers1: Bertrand Russell wrote a "History of Philosophy" that is
accessible. Much has happen since he wrote the book in the early 20th
century but it is useful as a starter. <br>
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I ordered another book for my summer reading that appears to also
cover the development of modern philosophy of science, "The Cambridge
Quintet". It promises to be readable and enjoyable. See:
http://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Quintet-Scientific-Speculation-Helix/dp/0738201383/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
answers2: I would recommend Peter Cave's "Philosophy Without the
Boring Bits" as an easy, cheap introduction to the large problems of
modern philosophy. It's very pop philosophy though, and will likely
leave you wanting for something meatier. <br>
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In that vein, along with the history of philosophy books mentioned
above, there are some excellent introductory texts to specific fields.
Richard Taylor's "Metaphysics" covers God, free will vs. determinism,
and the mind/body problem. James Rachels' "The Elements of Moral
Philosophy" is a good introduction to modern ethical debate. All of
these are academic quality, but parsed down enough for layman
understanding. Newer editions are generally expensive, but an older,
cheaper edition shouldn't be an issue if you're just looking for a
basic overview. <br>
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Finally, for philosophy of religion (an incredibly difficult book to
get any real "good" introduction to) I would recommend Andrew
Pessin's "The God Question"
answers3: i don't understand in case you're attentive to Philip ok.
Dick, yet right this is an attractive web site: decrease than unique
content there's a class referred to as Exegesis which has a number of
his unpublished fabric packed together with his philosophical theory.
there is likewise a catalogue of videos created from his memories
which includes "A Scanner Darkly" and "Paycheck". i come across this
guy to be deeply philosophical and his works to be fairly theory
scary. one among his final books, "Valis" covers countless theory on
the subject of his own visionary adventure in 1972 and the
resurrection in 1945 of the Nag Hammadi Library.