Archetypes of Wisdom : An Introduction to Philosophy
ISBN: 9780495603825 | 0495603821
Edition: 7thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 2/6/2009
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Featuring lucid and conversational prose and a well-chosen, reader-friendly array of succinct excerpts from canonical primary sources, ARCHETYPES OF WISDOM: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY, 7E brings philosophy to life. This reader-friendly book examines philosophies and philosophers using an engaging, non-condescending approach that speaks to you at your level. The new edition includes a fascinating introduction to the philosophy and philosophies of the twentieth century.
| Overview Of Classical Themes | |
| Philosophy and the Search for Wisdom | |
| The Asian Sages: Lao-tzu, Confucius, and Buddha | |
| The Sophist: Protagoras | |
| The Wise Man: Socrates | |
| The Philosopher-King: Plato | |
| The Naturalist: Aristotle | |
| The Stoic: Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius | |
| The Scholar: Thomas Aquinas | |
| The Rationalist: ... MORE | |
| Overview Of Modern Themes | |
| The Skeptic: David Hume | |
| The Universalist: Immanuel Kant | |
| The Utilitarian: John Stuart Mill | |
| The Materialist: Karl Marx | |
| The Existentialist: S°ren Kierkegaard | |
| The Pragmatist: William James | |
| The Anti-Philosopher: Friedrich Nietzsche | |
| The Twentieth Century: Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger | |
| Philosophy As A Way of Life | |
| Notes | |
| Glossary | |
| Bibliography of Interesting Sources Credits | |
| Index of Margin Quotes | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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