Fifty Readings Plus: An Introduction to Philosophy with Powerweb: Philosophy - Softcover

Abel, Donald C; Abel Donald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072979003 ISBN 13: 9780072979008

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2004

Synopsis

This expanded version of the popular anthology Fifty Readings in Philosophy retains all the readings and pedagogical aids of the original reader while offering a wealth of new pedagogical features to help students get the most out of the selections.

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About the Author

DONALD C. ABEL is Professor of Philosophy at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Gonzaga University, an M.A. in Philosophy from Tulane University, a Ph.L. in Philosophy from St. Michael's Institute, an M.Div. in Theology from Loyola University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Northwestern University. He is the author of Freud on Instinct and Morality (1989), Theories of Human Nature: Classical and Contemporary Readings (McGraw-Hill, 1992), Fifty Readings in Philosophy (McGraw-Hill 1994; 2nd. ed., 2004), and coauthor (with Samuel Enoch Stumpf, deceased) of Elements of Philosophy: An Introduction, 4th ed. (McGraw-Hill, 2002). He is the editor of Discourses, an electronic database of philosophy readings that is part of Primis, McGraw-Hill's online resource for creating customized textbooks, and the editor of the readings in PowerWeb: Philosophy and PowerWeb: Ethics, McGraw-Hill's online supplements for introductory philosophy courses and ethics courses. Professor Abel has received two awards for excellence in teaching and an award for outstanding scholarship. He is a member of the American Philosophical Association, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, and the Society for Philosophy and Psychology.

Donald C. Abel is Professor of Philosophy at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Gonzaga University, an M.A. in Philosophy from Tulane University, a Ph.L. in Philosophy from St. Michael's Institute, an M.Div. in Theology from Loyola University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Northwestern University. He is the author of Freud on Instinct and Morality (1989), Theories of Human Nature: Classical and Contemporary Readings (McGraw-Hill, 1992), Fifty Readings in Philosophy (McGraw Hill, 3d ed., 2008). He is the editor of Discourses (www.primisdiscourses.com), an electronic database of philosophy readings that is part of Primis, McGraw-Hill's online resource for creating customized textbooks. Professor Abel has received two awards for excellence in teaching and an award for outstanding scholarship. He is a member of the American Philosophical Association, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, and the Society for Philosophy and Psychology.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072979003
• ISBN 13: 9780072979008
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 648