LCCN2023-057373
Reviews"Introducing Philosophy is a comprehensive text that covers all of the areas we discuss in Introduction to Philosophy. The text combines very helpful introductory material and excerpts from primary sources."--Larry Allen, Northwest Florida State College"Introducing Philosophy is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the great thinkers, themes, texts, and ideas of philosophy. It provides a topical introduction to the perennial issues and questions in the subject, integrating both primary and secondary sources together, as well as classical and contemporary authors."Introducing Philosophy is a very inclusive and comprehensive introductory textbook that offers short excerpts of original source materials with helpful summaries of the points made in the excerpts to facilitate better comprehension from students., "iIntroducing Philosophy/i is a comprehensive text that covers all of the areas we discuss in Introduction to Philosophy. The text combines very helpful introductory material and excerpts from primary sources." - Larry Allen, Northwest Florida State College, "iIntroducing Philosophy/i is a comprehensive text that covers all of the areas we discuss in Introduction to Philosophy. The text combines very helpful introductory material and excerpts from primary sources."--Larry Allen, Northwest Florida State College
SynopsisWinner of the Textbook & Academic Authors Association's McGuffey Longevity Award Introducing Philosophy: A Text with Integrated Readings , Thirteenth Edition, is an exciting, accessible, and thorough introduction to the core questions of philosophy and the many ways in which they are, and have been, answered. The authors combine substantial selections from significant works in the history of philosophy with excerpts from current philosophy, clarifying the readings and providing context with their own detailed commentary and explanation. Spanning 2,500 years, the selections range from the oldest known fragments to cutting-edge contemporary essays. Organized topically, the chapters present alternative perspectives--including analytic, continental, feminist, and non-Western viewpoints--alongside the historical works of major Western philosophers. DIGITAL LEARNING AND TEACHING TOOLS Oxford Learning Link, accessible to adopting instructors, provides a Test Bank with about thirty multiple-choice, ten essay/discussion, twenty true/false, and ten fill-in-the-blank questions per chapter; PowerPoint lecture outlines; an Instructor's Manual; and a glossary A free, open-access Companion Website for students includes interactive flashcards of key terms from the text and self-quizzes with about fifteen multiple-choice, ten true/false, and five fill-in-the-blank questions per chapter, Winner of the Textbook & Academic Authors Association's McGuffey Longevity AwardIntroducing Philosophy: A Text with Integrated Readings, Thirteenth Edition, is an exciting, accessible, and thorough introduction to the core questions of philosophy and the many ways in which they are, and have been, answered. The authors combine substantial selections from significant works in the history of philosophy withexcerpts from current philosophy, clarifying the readings and providing context with their own detailed commentary and explanation. Spanning 2,500 years, the selections range from the oldest known fragments to cutting-edge contemporaryessays. Organized topically, the chapters present alternative perspectives--including analytic, continental, feminist, and non-Western viewpoints--alongside the historical works of major Western philosophers.DIGITAL LEARNING AND TEACHING TOOLSOxford Learning Link, accessible to adopting instructors, provides a Test Bank with about thirty multiple-choice, ten essay/discussion, twenty true/false, and ten fill-in-the-blank questions per chapter; PowerPoint lectureoutlines; an Instructor's Manual; and a glossaryA free, open-access Companion Website for students includes interactive flashcards of key terms from the text and self-quizzes withabout fifteen multiple-choice, ten true/false, and five fill-in-the-blank questions per chapter, Winner of the Textbook & Academic Authors Association's McGuffey Longevity Award Introducing Philosophy: A Text with Integrated Readings, Thirteenth Edition, is an exciting, accessible, and thorough introduction to the core questions of philosophy and the many ways in which they are, and have been, answered. The authors combine substantial selections from significant works in the history of philosophy with excerpts from current philosophy, clarifying the readings and providing context with their own detailed commentary and explanation. Spanning 2,500 years, the selections range from the oldest known fragments to cutting-edge contemporary essays. Organized topically, the chapters present alternative perspectives--including analytic, continental, feminist, and non-Western viewpoints--alongside the historical works of major Western philosophers. DIGITAL LEARNING AND TEACHING TOOLS Oxford Learning Link, accessible to adopting instructors, provides a Test Bank with about thirty multiple-choice, ten essay/discussion, twenty true/false, and ten fill-in-the-blank questions per chapter; PowerPoint lecture outlines; an Instructor's Manual; and a glossary A free, open-access Companion Website for students includes interactive flashcards of key terms from the text and self-quizzes with about fifteen multiple-choice, ten true/false, and five fill-in-the-blank questions per chapter
LC Classification NumberBD21.S629 2025