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ISBN: 9781119165729
Year: 2021
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 944
Description:
The new edition of this celebrated anthology surveys the Western philosophical tradition from its origins in ancient Greece to the work of today™s leading philosophersÂ
Western Philosophy: An Anthology?provides?an authoritative guided tour through the great tradition of Western philosophical thought. The seminal writings of the great philosophers along with more recent readings of contemporary interest are explored in 144 substantial and carefully chosen extracts, each preceded by a lucid introduction, guiding readers through the history of a diverse range of key arguments, and explaining how important theories fit into the unfolding story of Western philosophical inquiry. Broad in scope, the anthology covers all the main branches of philosophy: theory of knowledge and metaphysics, logic and language, philosophy of mind, the self and freedom, religion?and science, moral philosophy, political theory, aesthetics, and the meaning of life, all in self-contained parts which can be worked on by students and instructors independentlyÂ
The third edition of the?Anthology?contains newly incorporated classic texts from thinkers such as Aquinas, Machiavelli, Descartes, William James, and Wittgenstein.?Each of the 144 individual extracts is now followed by?sample?questions focusing on the key philosophical problems raised by the excerpt,?and?accompanied by?detailed further reading suggestions that include up-to-date links to online resources.?Also new to this edition is an?introductory essay written by John Cottingham, which offers advice to students on?how to read?and write about?a philosophical textÂ
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781119165729
Year: 2021
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 944
Description:
The new edition of this celebrated anthology surveys the Western philosophical tradition from its origins in ancient Greece to the work of today™s leading philosophersÂ
Western Philosophy: An Anthology?provides?an authoritative guided tour through the great tradition of Western philosophical thought. The seminal writings of the great philosophers along with more recent readings of contemporary interest are explored in 144 substantial and carefully chosen extracts, each preceded by a lucid introduction, guiding readers through the history of a diverse range of key arguments, and explaining how important theories fit into the unfolding story of Western philosophical inquiry. Broad in scope, the anthology covers all the main branches of philosophy: theory of knowledge and metaphysics, logic and language, philosophy of mind, the self and freedom, religion?and science, moral philosophy, political theory, aesthetics, and the meaning of life, all in self-contained parts which can be worked on by students and instructors independentlyÂ
The third edition of the?Anthology?contains newly incorporated classic texts from thinkers such as Aquinas, Machiavelli, Descartes, William James, and Wittgenstein.?Each of the 144 individual extracts is now followed by?sample?questions focusing on the key philosophical problems raised by the excerpt,?and?accompanied by?detailed further reading suggestions that include up-to-date links to online resources.?Also new to this edition is an?introductory essay written by John Cottingham, which offers advice to students on?how to read?and write about?a philosophical textÂ