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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Book Series
Historical
ISBN
9780767400121
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
McGraw-Hill Higher Education
ISBN-10
0767400127
ISBN-13
9780767400121
eBay Product ID (ePID)
907685

Product Key Features

Edition
3
Book Title
Great Conversation : a Historical Introduction to Philosophy
Number of Pages
Xiii,720 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Topic
History & Surveys / General, General
Genre
Philosophy
Author
Norman Melchert
Format
Hardcover

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Item Weight
44.8 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
7.9 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN
98-004462
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
190
Synopsis
Now in its fifth edition, this historically organized introductory text treats philosophy as a dramatic and continuous story-a conversation about humankind's deepest and most persistent concerns. Tracing the exchange of ideas between history's key philosophers, The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Fifth Edition, demonstrates 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? The fifth edition retains the distinctive feature of previous editions: author Norman Melchert provides a generous selection of excerpts from major philosophical works and makes them more easily understandable to students with his lucid and engaging explanations. Ranging from the Pre-Socratics to Derrida and Quine, the selections are organized historically and include four complete works: Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito, and Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy. The author's commentary offers a rich intellectual and cultural context for the philosophical ideas conveyed in the excerpts. Extensive cross-referencing shows students how philosophers respond appreciatively or critically to the thoughts of other philosophers. The text is enhanced by two types of exercises-"Basic Questions" and "For Further Thought"-and more than sixty illustrations. New to the Fifth Edition: A new chapter (25) on Simone de Beauvoir and her contributions to philosophy, New material on Buddhist, Muslim, and Jewish thinkers, including profiles of the Buddha, Avicenna (Ibn Sina), Averroes (Ibn Rushd), and Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon), A new profile of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Improved translations of several of Plato's works, including Protagoras, Gorgias, Phaedo, Symposium, Meno, and the Republic, Review questions that are now dispersed throughout the chapters (instead of at chapter ends) to follow relevant passages and facilitate classroom discussion, Thirteen new images, including seven explanatory cartoons that help students understand key concepts, A revised Instructor's Manual and Test Bank containing essential points, teaching suggestions, and multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay exam questions. Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
BD21.M43 1998

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