The Great Conversation
Volume I: Pre-Socratics through Descartes
9th Edition
Published on 31. March 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-19-766938-9 (ISBN)
Description
Tracing the exchange of ideas among history's key philosophers, The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Ninth Edition, provides a generous selection of excerpts from major philosophical works and makes them more easily understandable to students with lucid and engaging explanations. Extensive cross-referencing shows students how philosophers respond appreciatively or critically to the thoughts of other philosophers.
The Great Conversation, Eighth Edition, is also available in two separate volumes to suit your course needs:
The Great Conversation: Volume I: Pre-Socratics through Descartes, Ninth Edition
The Great Conversation: Volume II: Descartes through the Twentieth Century, Ninth Edition
The Great Conversation, Eighth Edition, is also available in two separate volumes to suit your course needs:
The Great Conversation: Volume I: Pre-Socratics through Descartes, Ninth Edition
The Great Conversation: Volume II: Descartes through the Twentieth Century, Ninth Edition
More details
Edition
9th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-766938-9 (9780197669389)
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Persons
Norman Melchert is Selfridge Professor of Philosophy Emeritus and a former Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lehigh University. He is the author of Who's to Say? A Dialogue on Relativism (1994) and numerous journal articles.
David R. Morrow is a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University. College. He is the coauthor of A Workbook for Arguments, Second Edition (2015) and numerous papers in applied ethics.
David R. Morrow is a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University. College. He is the coauthor of A Workbook for Arguments, Second Edition (2015) and numerous papers in applied ethics.