Many Faces of Wisdom Great Philosophers' Visions of Philosophy

Name: Many Faces of Wisdom Great Philosophers' Visions of Philosophy
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ISBN: 9780130941206

ISBN-10: 0130941204

ISBN-13: 9780130941206

Edition: 2003

Authors: Phil Washburn

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For one-semester courses in Introduction to Philosophy, Western Political Thought, and History of Philosophy. This broad and readable text makes use of 16 essays on great philosophers to explore and answer the question: What is philosophy? It describes each philosopher's life project, his or her motivating vision, and the various theories and concepts resulting from that central insight.

Book details

List price: $103.40
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 5/6/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990



Preface


Introduction



Confucius: Philosophy as Interdependence




The Presocratics and Socrates: Philosophy as Rational Inquiry




Plato: Philosophy as an Ideal




Aristotle: Philosophy as Science




Marcus Aurelius: Philosophy as Consolation




St. Thomas Aquinas: Philosophy as the Handmaid of Theology




Descartes: Philosophy as the Search for Reasonableness




Locke: Philosophy as Moderation




Hume: Philosophy as an Intellectual Game?




Kant: Philosophy as Mapping the Mind




Marx: Philosophy as Changing the World




Mill: Philosophy as Experiment




Nietzsche: Philosophy as Creating Values




James: Philosophy as Practice




Wittgenstein: Philosophy as Investigating Language




Beauvoir: Philosophy as Freedom




Internet Resources



Time Line


Index