Classics of Philosophy

Classics of Philosophy by Pojman, Louis P.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780195148930.

Classics of Philosophy, 2/e, is the most comprehensive anthology of writings in Western philosophy in print. Spanning 2500 years of thought, it is ideal for introduction to philosophy and history of philosophy courses that are structured chronologically. More than seventy works by forty-two philosophers as well as fragments from the Pre-Socratics are included, offering students and general readers alike an extensive and economical collection of the major works of the Western tradition. This anthology contains the most important writings from Thales to Rawls; seventeen of these are complete works, while the others are judiciously abridged so that little of value to the student is lost. Unabridged works include such classics as Platos The Apology, Descartess Meditations on First Philosophy, Leibnizs The Monadology, Humes An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Kants Foundation for the Metaphysic of Morals, Mills Utilitarianism, Russells A Free Mans Worship, Sartres Existentialism and Humanism, and Rawlss "Justice as Fairness." A lucid introduction, including a brief biographical sketch, accompanies each of the featured philosophers. Classics of Philosophy, 2/e, provides an extensive view of the most significant stages of growth in Western philosophy, including its birth with the Pre-Socratics as well as its contemporary developments. The second edition includes new selections by Augustine, Berkeley, Hume, Wollstonecraft, Nagel, and Foot.