An accessible reader/text for beginning students of philosophy, this volume offers a broad scope of diverse classic and contemporary selections - with a narrative and format that presents difficult issues and readings in a simplified but not condescending manner. The readings are grouped around major philosophic themes: logic, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, philosophy of art, and social and political philosophy. It also offers a selection of readings from...
More DescriptionAn accessible reader/text for beginning students of philosophy, this volume offers a broad scope of diverse classic and contemporary selections - with a narrative and format that presents difficult issues and readings in a simplified but not condescending manner. The readings are grouped around major philosophic themes: logic, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, philosophy of art, and social and political philosophy. It also offers a selection of readings from Eastern philosophy.