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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
March 2, 2000
Pages
433
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780195136197
ISBN-10
0195136195
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.50 by 9 in.
Weight
1.85 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$35.00
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Summaries and Reviews
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: Those who begin the study of philosophy may easily become discouraged. Many classic texts are daunting in their complexity, and much contemporary writing is intended primarily for a professional audience. In Exploring Philosophy, Steven M. Cahn has gathered recent essays by noted philosophers who place a premium on clarity, plus a number of the most accessible historical sources, thereby showing general readers what it means to think like a philosopher.
Here is a remarkably accessible and engaging introduction to philosophy. These carefully edited essays are topically organized, and address issues drawn from the major fields of philosophy, such as knowledge and skepticism, freedom and determinism, mind and body, the existence of God, the problem of evil, faith and reason, cultural relativism, abortion, euthanasia, democracy, privacy, capital punishment, affirmative action, death, and the meaning of life. The collection also contains, in preeminent translations and with explanatory notes, the complete texts of Plato's Meno, Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito as well as specially selected materials by Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Mill. Also provided are an introduction to logic and scientific method and guiding commentary by the editor.
Steven M. Cahn has proved that it is possible to discuss the core topics of philosophy without arcane terminology, unexplained references, or convoluted arguments. For anyone interested in delving into philosophy, this anthology offers an impressive sampling of lucid, inviting articles that tackle some of the field's most provocative questions.
Here is a remarkably accessible and engaging introduction to philosophy. These carefully edited essays are topically organized, and address issues drawn from the major fields of philosophy, such as knowledge and skepticism, freedom and determinism, mind and body, the existence of God, the problem of evil, faith and reason, cultural relativism, abortion, euthanasia, democracy, privacy, capital punishment, affirmative action, death, and the meaning of life. The collection also contains, in preeminent translations and with explanatory notes, the complete texts of Plato's Meno, Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito as well as specially selected materials by Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Mill. Also provided are an introduction to logic and scientific method and guiding commentary by the editor.
Steven M. Cahn has proved that it is possible to discuss the core topics of philosophy without arcane terminology, unexplained references, or convoluted arguments. For anyone interested in delving into philosophy, this anthology offers an impressive sampling of lucid, inviting articles that tackle some of the field's most provocative questions.
Editions
Hardcover
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from Oxford Univ Pr (March 2, 2000)
9780195136197 | details & prices | 433 pages | 6.50 × 9.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $35.00
About: Those who begin the study of philosophy may easily become discouraged.
About: Those who begin the study of philosophy may easily become discouraged.
Paperback
With Steven M. Cahn (other contributor) |
5th edition from Oxford Univ Pr (November 12, 2014)
9780190204419 | details & prices | 824 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 2.42 lbs | List price $64.95
This edition also contains Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
This edition also contains Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
With Steven M. Cahn (other contributor) |
3 edition from Oxford Univ Pr (January 9, 2009)
9780195370102 | details & prices | 513 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $59.95
2 edition from Oxford Univ Pr (November 18, 2004)
9780195177626 | details & prices | 436 pages | 6.50 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $54.95
from Oxford Univ Pr (January 13, 2000)
9780195133523 | details & prices | 433 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $34.95
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