The Broadview Introduction to Philosophy Volume I: Knowledge and Reality

This volume of The Broadview Introduction to Philosophy offers a thoughtful selection of readings in epistemology metaphysics and the philosophy of religion. Substantial selections from important historical texts are provided (including the entirety of Descartess Meditations) as are a number of contemporary readings on each topic. Unlike other introductory anthologies the Broadview offers considerable apparatus to assist the student reader in understanding the texts without simply summarizing them. Each selection includes an introduction discussing the context and structure of the primary reading as well as thorough annotations designed to clarify unfamiliar terms references and argument forms.