Philosophy: The Classic Readings

Philosophy: The Classic Readings examines the full breadth of the world?s rich philosophical traditions through the works of the greatest thinkers across the timelines of history. The text is divided into five parts covering the broad range of philosophical disciplines: Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, and Political Philosophy. The Editors have written an insightful introduction to the volume as well as introductions to all the selected texts. Each part follows the strand of philosophical inquiry through the centuries, striking a careful balance between classical and modern sources. Original readings from more than a hundred of the world?s great philosophers are included from Lao Tzu, Confucius, the Buddha, Plato, amkara, Aquinas, al–Ghaz li, Kant, and Kierkegaard, to Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Sartre, Arendt, and Quine and many others. Philosophy: The Classic Readings offers a comprehensive, single–volume treasury of the philosophical works that have shaped our world – and the great thinkers that continue to provide us with a deeper and more meaningful understanding of ourselves and our times.