{"product_id":"philosophical-conversations-a-concise-historical-introduction-9780195328462","title":"Philosophical Conversations: A Concise Historical Introduction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilosophical Conversations: A Concise Historical Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e by Melchert, Norman. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780195328462.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis brief and engaging introductory text treats philosophy as a dramatic and continuous story--a conversation about humankinds deepest and most persistent concerns, in which students are encouraged to participate. Tracing the exchange of ideas between historys key philosophers, Philosophical Conversations: A Concise Historical Introduction 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? Throughout, author Norman Melchert provides a generous selection of excerpts from major philosophical works and makes them more easily understandable with his lucid explanations. Extensive cross-references highlight the organizing themes and show students how philosophers have responded to each others arguments.\n\nA more concise edition of Norman Melcherts The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Fifth Edition, Philosophical Conversations is designed to be especially accessible and visually attractive to first- and second-year college students in introduction to philosophy courses. Enhanced by numerous pedagogical features, it offers:\n\n* Shorter and\/or simplified presentations of much of the material\n* A second color that enlivens the text and makes it more visually interesting\n* An expanded art program featuring more than 100 photographs, illustrations, and cartoons\n* Classic art at the opening of each chapter\n* Numerous brief quotations from poets, politicians, and thinkers that underscore philosophical points and stimulate thought\n* Explanatory footnotes and basic study questions throughout\n* \"Questions for Further Thought\" at the end of each chapter\n* Key terms, boldfaced at their first appearance and collected at the end of each chapter and in a detailed glossary at the back of the book\n* \"Sketches\"--which provide glimpses of the ideas of various philosophers not already discussed in detail in the narrative--and \"Profiles,\" which offer more in-depth looks at several thinkers, philosophical schools, and movements including Taoism, Zen, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Iris Murdoch\n* An Instructors Manual and Test Bank on CD that highlights essential points and offers numerous exam questions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44951963107381,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195328469","price":46.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195328462_ad6aba70-f531-4bfc-a4db-6d8575eee231.jpg?v=1778913287","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/philosophical-conversations-a-concise-historical-introduction-9780195328462","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}