Western Philosophy: An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies)
ISBN: 1405124784 Binding: Paperback Edition: 2 Author(s): John G. Cottingham Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Number of Pages: 888
Western Philosophy: An Anthology provides the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of the Western philosophical tradition from ancient Greece to the leading philosophers of today
Features substantial and carefully chosen excerpts from all the greats of philosophy arranged thematically and chronologically
Readings are introduced and linked together by a lucid philosophical commentary which guides the reader through the key arguments
Embraces all the major subfields of philosophy: theory of knowledge and metaphysics philosophy of mind religion and science moral philosophy (theoretical and applied) political theory and aesthetics
Updated edition now includes additional contemporary readings in each section
Augmented by two completely new sections on logic and language and philosophy and the meaning of life
ISBN: 1844677931 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Author(s): Alain Badiou Publisher: Verso Number of Pages: 176
Over forty years of French philosophy through the eyes of its greatest living exponentThe perfect companion piece to Badious Pocket Pantheon this collection is essential reading for anyone interested in what Badiou calls the French moment in contemporary philosophy From the often-quoted review of Louis Althussers canonical works For Marx and Reading Capital to the scathing critiques of the potato fascism in Gilles Deleuze and Flix Guattaris Anti-Oedipus and the grand politics of Christian Jambet and Guy Lardreaus The Angel; from talks on Michel Foucault and Jean-Luc Nancy to reviews of the work of Jean-Franois Lyotard and Barbara Cassin Badiou reveals the exceptionally rich and varied adventure that is French philosophy
ISBN: 0199797277 Binding: Paperback Edition: 4 Author(s): Steven M. Cahn Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Number of Pages: 720
Extensively revised and expanded in this fourth edition Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology is a uniquely accessible and engaging introduction to philosophy Steven M Cahn brings together exceptionally clear recent essays by noted philosophers and supplements them with influential historical sources Most importantly the articles have been carefully edited to make them understandable to every reader The topics are drawn from across the major fields of philosophy and include knowledge and skepticism mind and body freedom and determinism the existence of God identity and immortality ethical reasoning abortion euthanasia world hunger democracy social justice art and life and death The readings are enhanced by concise introductions study questions explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading
NEW TO THE FOURTH EDITION:
More than fifty new readings greatly expand the book's coverage and its flexibility for course use
More than half of the new readings are "Historical Sources" which introduce students to philosophical classics and help them understand the contemporary selections
Four new sections--Identity and Immortality Social Justice Art and Life and Death--extend the anthology's range into areas that today's students find especially compelling
Study Questions after each reading help students test their comprehension and encourage class discussion
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An Instructor's Manual features PowerPoint-based lecture outlines reading summaries a glossary and a Test Bank of objective and essay questions
A Companion Website at wwwoupcomuscahn contains all the material from the Instructor's Manual along with student resources including self-test questions suggested readings and helpful links
ISBN: 0192802836 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Samir Okasha Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Number of Pages: 160
What is science Is there a real difference between science and myth Is science objective Can science explain everything This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science
Beginning with a short history of science to set the scene Samir Okasha goes on to investigate the nature of scientific reasoning scientific explanation revolutions in science and theories such as realism and anti-realism He also looks at philosophical issues in particular sciences including the problem of classification in biology and the nature of space and time in physics The final chapter touches on the conflicts between science and religion and explores whether science is ultimately a good thing
About the Series: Combining authority with wit accessibility and style Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics Written by experts for the newcomer they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics from philosophy to Freud quantum theory to Islam
ISBN: 0199737290 Binding: Paperback Edition: 3 Author(s): Louis P. Pojman, Lewis Vaughn Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Number of Pages: 1312
Incorporating the insights of new coeditor Lewis Vaughn Classics of Philosophy Third Edition is the most comprehensive anthology of writings in Western philosophy in print Spanning 2500 years of thought it is ideal for introduction to philosophy and history of philosophy courses It features more than seventy selections by forty philosophers--along with fragments from the Pre-Socratics--offering students and instructors an extensive and economical collection of the major works of the Western tradition This volume contains the most important writings from Thales to Rawls; twenty of these are complete works while the others are judiciously abridged so that little of value to the student is lost A lucid introduction including a brief biographical sketch accompanies each of the featured philosophers
NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION:
Selections from philosophers who were not included in the previous edition--Maimonides (Guide for the Perplexed) and Schopenhauer (The World as Will and Representation)--along with Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
Expanded readings: Aristotle's Posterior Analytics On the Soul Metaphysics and Nicomachean Ethics; Berkeley's Of the Principles of Human Knowledge; and Hume's Treatise on Human Nature
Review questions for each chapter and illustrated portraits of many philosophers
A Companion Website at wwwoupcomuspojman featuring resources for students (self-quizzes flash cards chapter review questions a timeline and helpful web links) and instructors (brief reading summaries essay questions test questions and PowerPoint-based lecture slides)
Classics of Philosophy Third Edition provides students with an extensive view of the major stages of growth in Western philosophy--including its birth with the Pre-Socratics and its contemporary developments--in an accessible format and at an affordable price
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): Jim Rohn Publisher: No Dream Too Big LLC Number of Pages: 25
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ISBN: 0872207803 Binding: Paperback Edition: 2nd Author(s): Philip J. Ivanhoe Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Number of Pages: 394
This new edition offers expanded selections from the works of Kongzi (Confucius) Mengzi (Mencius) Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) and Xunzi (Hsun Tzu); two new works the dialogues Robber Zhi and White Horse; a concise general introduction; brief introductions to and selective bibliographies for each work; and four appendices that shed light on important figures periods texts and terms in Chinese thought
ISBN: 0217249159 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Publisher: General Books LLC Number of Pages: 186
Book may have numerous typos missing text images or index Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher 1902 Excerpt: PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION The changed form in which Hegel's lectures on the Philosophy of History are reissued suggests the necessity of some explanation respecting the relation of this second edition both to the original materials from which the work was compiled and to their first publication The lamented Professor Gans the editor of the "Philosophy of History" displayed a talented ingenuity in transforming Lectures into a Book; in doing so he followed for the most part Hegel's latest deliveries of the course because they were the most popular and appeared most adapted to his object He succeeded in presenting the lectures much as they were delivered in the winter of 18H; and this result might be regarded as perfectly satisfactory if Hegel's various read ings of the course had been more uniform and concordant if indeed they had not rather been of such a nature as to supplement each other For however great may have been Hegel's power of condensing the wide extent of the phenomenal world by Thought it was impossible for him entirely to master and to present in a uniform shape the immeasurable material of History in the course of one semester In the first delivery in the winter of 18ff he was chiefly occupied with unfolding the philosophical Idea and showing how this constitutes the real kernel of History and the impelling Soul of World-Historial Peoples In proceeding to treat of China and India be wished as he said himself only to show by example how philosophy ought to comprehend the character of a nation; and this could be done more easily in the case of the stationary nations of the East than in that of peoples which have a bond fide history and a historical development of character A warm predilection made him linger long with the Greeks for whom he alw
ISBN: 0073535893 Binding: Paperback Edition: 3 Author(s): James Rachels, Stuart Rachels Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Number of Pages: 224
Problems from Philosophy is an introduction to philosophy which is organized around the great philosophical problemsthe existence of God the nature of the mind human freedom the limits of knowledge and the truth about ethics It begins by reflecting on the life of the first great philosopher Socrates Then it takes up the fundamental question of whether God exists Next comes a discussion of death and the soul which leads to a chapter about persons The later chapters of the book are about whether objective knowledge is possible in science and ethics Each chapter is self-contained and may be read independently of the others Problems from Philosophy represents the final work of author and philosopher James Rachels In it he brings the same liveliness and clarity to the introduction of philosophy that he brings to his best-selling ethics text The Elements of Moral Philosophy The second and third edition have been revised by Rachels' son Stuart who carefully has carefully refined his father's work to further strengthen its clarity and accessibility
