Philosophy
The Power of Ideas
5th Edition
Published in October 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-07-113195-7 (ISBN)
Description
This volume offers a topical introduction to philosophy within an overarching historical framework. The goal of the authors is to make philosophy understandable while not oversimplifying the material, showing that it contains powerful ieas that affect the lives of real people.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations, ports.
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 192 mm
Weight
1160 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-113195-7 (9780071131957)
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Content
1. Powerful Ideas. Part One. Metaphysics and Epistemology: Existence and Knowledge. 2. The Pre-Socratics. 3. Socrates, Plato. 4. Aristotle. 5. Philosophers of the Hellenistic and Christian Eras. 6. The Rise of Modern Metaphysics and Epistemology. 7. The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. 8. The Continental Tradition. 9. The Pragmatic and Analytic Traditions. Part Two. Moral and Political Philosophy. 10. Moral Philosophy. 11. Political Philosophy. 12. Recent Moral and Political Philosophy. Part Three. Philosophy Of Religion: Reason and Faith. 13. Philosophy and Belief in God. Part Four. Other Voices. 14. Feminist Philosphy. 15. An Era of Suspicion. 16. Eastern Influences. 17. Post-Colonial Thought.