Classics of Philosophy / Edition 3

by Louis P. Pojman, Lewis Vaughn

Overview

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 2,500 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 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199737291
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/02/2010
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	1312
Sales rank:	747,050
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Louis P. Pojman is Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is the author or editor of over twenty books and numerous articles.

Table of Contents

*=New to this edition**=Expanded in this edition, Preface, Time LinePART 1: THE ANCIENT PERIOD1. The Pre-SocraticsReadings2. PlatoEuthyphroThe ApologyCritoPhaedoMenoRepublic3. AristotleCategories** Posterior Analytics (Analytica Posteriora)Physics** On the Soul** Metaphysics (Metaphysica)** Nicomachean EthicsPolitics4. EpicurusLetter to MenoeceusPrincipal Doctrines5. EpictetusEncheiridion6. Sextus EmpiricusOutlines of Pyrrhonism7. PlotinusEnnead I.6Ennead V.1PART 2: THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD8. AugustineOn Free WillOn Time and EternityThe City of God9. BoethiusThe Consolation of Philosophy10. Anselm and GauniloProslogiumGaunilo's CriticismSt. Anselm's Rejoinder* 11. Moses Maimonides* Guide for the Perplexed12. Thomas AquinasSumma Theologica13. William of OckhamSumma LogicaePART 3: THE MODERN PERIOD14. René DescartesMeditations on First Philosophy15. Thomas HobbesLeviathan16. Blaise PascalPensées17. Baruch SpinozaThe Ethics18. Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizDiscourse on MetaphysicsThe Monadology19. John LockeAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding20. George Berkeley** Of the Principles of Human KnowledgeThree Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists21. David HumeAn Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding** Treatise on Human NatureDialogues Concerning Natural Religion22. Immanuel KantProlegomena to Any Future MetaphysicsFoundation for the Metaphysic of Morals* Critique of Pure Reason23. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelPhenomenology of Spirit* 24. Arthur Schopenhauer* The World as Will and Representation25. Søren KierkegaardReadingsConcluding Unscientific Postscript26. John Stuart MillUtilitarianismOn LibertyThe Subjection of Women27. Friedrich NietzscheAphorismsJoyful WisdomBeyond Good and EvilTwilight of the IdolsThe Anti-ChristPART 4: THE CONTEMPORARY PERIOD28. Charles Sanders PeirceFixation of Belief29. William JamesThe Will to BelievePragmatism30. Bertrand RussellThe Problems of PhilosophyA Free Man's Worship31. G.E. MoorePhilosophical Papers32. Ludwig WittgensteinTractatus Logico-PhilosophicusPhilosophical Investigations33. Edmund HusserlIdeas: General Introduction to Pure Phenomenology34. Martin HeideggerThe Fundamental Question of Metaphysics35. Jean-Paul SartreBeing and NothingnessExistentialism and Humanism36. A.J. AyerLanguage, Truth and Logic37. Thomas NagelWhat Is It Like to Be a Bat?38. Philippa FootMorality as a System of Hypothetical Imperatives39. Nelson GoodmanFact, Fiction, and Forecast40. John RawlsJustice as Fairness

Editorial Reviews

"The strength of the book is its comprehensiveness—all periods of Western philosophy are covered, and selections are either unabridged or very substantial. Pojman and Vaughn's introductions are also excellent; substantive, clearly written, but concise. It's the best anthology for the price."—Amy Lara, Kansas State University

"I was impressed with the use of the Pre-Socratic texts and the intros and secondary literature references. This is a very impressive and positive contribution over so many other introductory volumes."—Joseph A. Novak, University of Waterloo

"This book is comprehensive, thorough, and does a good job covering the 'canon' for those of us who teach a historical introduction to philosophy. At the same time, it offers selections for those who'd prefer a topical approach."—Brenda Wirkus, John Carroll University

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