Classics of Western Philosophy

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This Paperback Book item from Hackett Publishing Company was reviewed on 14-Oct-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Classics of Western Philosophy by Hackett Publishing Company. This anthology is by far the best anthology of its kind. If you love ancient and medieval philosophy the way I do, it is possible to teach an entire semester "intro. to phil." course out of Plato, Aristotle, Sextus, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Maimon, Ockham, Gerson, and the Stoa.
This book could also support a whole early moderns course, as it features full texts of MEDITATIONS ON FIRST PHILOSOPHY, ETHICS, MONADOLOGY, AN ENQUIRY CONCERNING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING, and DIALOGUES CONCERNING NATURAL RELIGION. This great text also contains a well-selected excerpt from Kant´s KrV.
If you are a philosophy instructor who loves great texts, and if you teach an historical approach to intro., this text is your choice. This servicable anthology is priced reasonably enough that it can also serve as a primary-source reference for thematic courses. Thanks to Hackett for this gem. This text is also ideal as the core text for a one-trimester course. I have even used this book once for a one-semester ethics course!¤

2) Paperback Book Classics of Western Philosophy by Hackett Publishing Company. Cahn´s text was a requirement for a historical-introduction to philosophy class that I had. Cahn has included much relevant material from key philosophers from Plato and on. I highly recommened this book over Pojman.¤

3) Paperback Book Classics of Western Philosophy by Hackett Publishing Company. This book is an excellent source for the wroks of philosophers beginning with Plato and going on to all the other greats of Western Philosophy. Although I am only on the writings of Aristotle, I am enjoying the book and find that the footnotes provide some much-needed explanantions in parts. Further, the price I got this book for was much lower than what my college bookstore was asking for.¤

4) Paperback Book Classics of Western Philosophy by Hackett Publishing Company. I was very pleased with the service and quality of my purchase. He was professional and efficient.¤

5) Paperback Book Classics of Western Philosophy by Hackett Publishing Company. I must confess my review is about the third edition, but it got me through understanding many a dry philosophical lecture. The book encompasses many of the great philosophical minds of in western history - the usual Greek medley plus other greats such as Locke, Descartes, Spinoza.
Each set of highlighted works is prefaced by a small biography.
If current western philosophical college curricula is anything to go by this book brings the relevant philosophers together in one place and thus forms a vital part of any student´s bookshelf.¤

6) Paperback Book Classics of Western Philosophy by Hackett Publishing Company. The seventh edition of Steven Cahn´s "Classics of Western Philosophy" features several major additions, including selections from Plotinus´ "Enneads", Schopenhauer´s "The World as Will and Representation", Husserl´s "Paris Lectures", Wittgenstein´s "Philosophical Investigations", and a new selection from Hegel´s "Phenomenology of Spirit". Selections from Aristotle´s "Metaphysics" and "On the Soul" have been expanded, while Aristotle´s "Physics and Nicomachean Ethics", Hume´s "Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding", Mill´s "On Liberty", and Russell´s "The Problem of Philosophy" have been further abridged. In all, the new edition presents complete texts or substantial selections from fifty-six philosophical masterpieces, in pre-eminent and thoughtfully annotated translations and editions, with introductions by a team of distinguished scholars including Sara Ahbel-Rappe, Richard Bett, Steven Cahn, Charles Guignon, Kathleen Higgins, Patricia Kitcher, Philip W. Kitcher, William Mann, Derek Pereboom, Ruth Anna Putnam, Israel Scheffler, David Shatz, George Sher, David Sherman, Jonathan Vogel, Meredith Williams, and Michael Williams.¤

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