This topically-organized anthology is intended for introductory philosophy students and could supplement primary sources or survey texts. The 50 classical and contemporary selections were chosen for... This description may be from another edition of this product.
I was impressed by the diversity and thorough amount of sources this book presented. Abel is also a very good editor. He provides very useful summaries and biographies of the writers. I was also very impressed by how he divided the selections into viewpoint-appropriate categories. This is a very valuable resource for philosophical topics.
The Whole Ball of Wax, Metaphysically Speaking
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A book no respectable domicile should be without! An extremely comprehensive collection of readings, spanning the gamut of human thought. Philosophers from Descartes to Locke to Baier write on everything from The Self, ethics and the existance of god, to and anarchy and rights and goods. Would make an excellent for any intro. to Philosophy class.
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