Books like The Philosophers Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods

I've been looking about for a good reference-work on the conceptual tools used in philosophy, and even a bit curious about the tools used by those often dismissed as philosophical cranks. This book is well-organized and well-describes, in the limits imposed by its size, the methods and ideas that thinkers throughout history have used. This is not a book for telling you what is true, you must look elsewhere for that, but one that gives you a basic outline of ways to properly frame and ask your questions, perhaps to find out on your own. Here and there are lots of examples and illustrations of the thinking tools used to help you understand the sometimes strange, and even seemingly absurd ideas discussed in the field.I was a little intimidated by the organization and cross-referencing in this book, but that actually proven very helpful in understanding related sets of ideas that may be in separate categories, for it allows a better understanding of concepts as they form a more complete whole.I recommend this book for anyone interested in taking up philosophy as a hobby, and as a starter for those taking it up as a vocation.