World Philosophy: A Text with Readings - Softcover

Solomon, Robert; Higgins, Kathleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070596743 ISBN 13: 9780070596740

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1995

Synopsis

This brief and inexpensive paperback provides an introduction to some of the world's great philosophical traditions through original sources. It can be used as a supplement to a traditional western-oriented textbook, or it can stand-alone. Organized by culture (Africa, China, Japan, Native American, Latin America, Arabia, Persia, India, the West), each self-contained chapter is edited by an expert in the area. The editors' extensive introductions to the selections are designed for readers with no previous study of philosophy. Each chapter also contains a pronunciation key, glossary, area map, and suggestions for further readings. An alternate table of contents is provided for world civilization courses.

About this title

Book Description:

This brief inexpensive paperback provides students with an introduction to some of the world's great philosophical traditions through original sources. World Philosophy can be used as a supplement to a traditional textbook oriented to Western thought, or it can stand alone. Organized by culture -- Africa, China, Japan, Native America, Latin America, Arabia, Persia, India, and the West -- each self-contained chapter is edited by an expert in the area. The editors' extensive introduction to the selections are designed for readers with no previous study of philosophy. Each chapter also contains a pronunciation key, a glossary, an area map, and suggestions for further reading. World Philosophy can also be used as a supplement to World History or World Civilization courses.

About the Author:

Robert C. Solomon is Quincy Lee Centennial Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and has taught at Princeton University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of California. He is the author of FROM RATIONALISM TO EXISTENTIALISM (Harper & Row, 1972), THE PASSIONS (Doubleday, 1976), IN THE SPIRIT OF HEGEL (Oxford, 1983), ABOUT LOVE (Simon & Schuster, 1988), ETHICS AND EXCELLENCE (Oxford, 1992), NEW WORLD OF BUSINESS (Rowman & Littlefield, 1994), and A PASSION FOR WISDOM (Oxford, 1997), as well as a number of textbooks in general philosophy. He has won numerous awards for his teaching and has taught in the U.S., Canada, and Australia.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0070596743
• ISBN 13: 9780070596740
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 399