Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings - Softcover

Perry, John; Bratman, Michael; Fischer, John Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199812993 ISBN 13: 9780199812998

Publisher: OUP USA, 2012

Synopsis

Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings, Sixth Edition, is the most comprehensive topically organized collection of classical and contemporary philosophy available. The text includes sections on God and evil, knowledge and reality, the philosophy of science, the mind/body problem, freedom of will, consciousness, ethics, political philosophy, existential issues, and philosophical puzzles and paradoxes.

Easy to use for both students and instructors alike, the book incorporates boldfaced key terms (listed after each reading and defined in the glossary); a guide to writing philosophy papers; and a "Logical Toolkit". The sixth edition includes five new readings―by renowned contemporary philosophers Anthony Brueckner, John Martin Fischer, Alan Goldman, Rosalind Hursthouse, and Thomas Nagel―and additional descriptive material on the authors throughout the book.

An updated Instructor's Resource CD includes a test bank of exam questions, sample syllabi, summaries of each reading, and additional pedagogical tools. A Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/perry features the same material included on the CD and also links to a separate site for students, which offers multiple-choice self-quizzes; pedagogical material; and an interactive blog featuring recommended websites, news articles, helpful anecdotes, and interviews.

About this title

About the Author

John Perry is the Henry Walgrave Stuart Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Stanford University, and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside and author of Personal Identity; A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality. Michael Bratman is the U.G. and Abbie Birch Durfee Professor in the School of Humanities and Science and Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University. He's the author of Intention, Plans, and Practical Reason and Faces of Intention: Selected Essays on Intention and Agency John Martin Fisher is Chair and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside. He is the author of over a hundred articles in academic journals and books, and the author of six books including: My Way (OUP 2006); Our Stories (OUP 2009); and Deep Control (OUP 2011).

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199812993
• ISBN 13: 9780199812998
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 896