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Search - Philosophical Conversations: A Concise Historical Introduction

Philosophical Conversations A Concise Historical Introduction
Author: Norman Melchert

This brief and engaging introductory text treats philosophy as a dramatic and continuous story--a conversation about humankind's deepest and most persistent concerns, in which students are encouraged to participate. Tracing the exchange of ideas between history's key philosophers, Philosophical Conversations: A Concise Historical Introduction de... more »monstrates that while constructing an argument or making a claim, one philosopher almost always has others in mind. The book addresses the fundamental questions of human life: Who are we? What can we know? How should we live? and What sort of reality do we inhabit? Throughout, author Norman Melchert provides a generous selection of excerpts from major philosophical works and makes them more easily understandable with his lucid explanations. Extensive cross-references highlight the organizing themes and show students how philosophers have responded to each other's arguments.

A more concise edition of Norman Melchert's The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Fifth Edition, Philosophical Conversations is designed to be especially accessible and visually attractive to first- and second-year college students in introduction to philosophy courses. Enhanced by numerous pedagogical features, it offers:

* Shorter and/or simplified presentations of much of the material

* A second color that enlivens the text and makes it more visually interesting

* An expanded art program featuring more than 100 photographs, illustrations, and cartoons

* Classic art at the opening of each chapter

* Numerous brief quotations from poets, politicians, and thinkers that underscore philosophical points and stimulate thought

* Explanatory footnotes and basic study questions throughout

* "Questions for Further Thought" at the end of each chapter

* Key terms, boldfaced at their first appearance and collected at the end of each chapter and in a detailed glossary at the back of the book

* "Sketches"--which provide glimpses of the ideas of various philosophers not already discussed in detail in the narrative--and "Profiles," which offer more in-depth looks at several thinkers, philosophical schools, and movements including Taoism, Zen, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Iris Murdoch

* An Instructor's Manual and Test Bank on CD that highlights essential points and offers numerous exam questions

ISBN-13: 9780195328462
ISBN-10: 0195328469
Publication Date: 3/28/2008
Pages: 624
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
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