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Philosophy and Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy
Contributor(s): Shand, John (Author)
ISBN: 1138161993     ISBN-13: 9781138161993
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $178.20  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - General
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities
Dewey: 190
Lexile Measure: 1300
Physical Information: 352 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This revised and updated edition of a standard work provides a clear and authoritative survey of the Western tradition in metaphysics and epistemology from the Presocratics to the present day. Aimed at the beginning student, it presents the ideas of the major philosophers and their schools of thought in a readable and engaging way, highlighting the central points in each contributor's doctrines and offering a lucid discussion of the next-level details that both fills out the general themes and encourages the reader to pursue the arguments still further through a detailed guide to further reading. Whether John Shand is discussing the slow separation of philosophy and theology in Augustine, Aquinas and Ockham, the rise of rationalism, British empiricism, German idealism or the new approaches opened up by Russell, Sartre and Wittgenstein, he combines succinct but insightful exposition with crisp critical comment. This new edition will continue to provide students with a valuable work of initial reference.