Philosophy: An Introduction to the Art of Wondering - Softcover

Christian, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111298084 ISBN 13: 9781111298081

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Discover a provocative, timeless overview of philosophy that you will find nowhere else with the eleventh edition of this classic introductory text, PHILOSOPHY: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF WONDERING. Author James L. Christian takes a unique synoptic approach that will both engage and visually captivate you as the book focuses on the big picture and the interdisciplinary origins of philosophical thinking. This edition's fascinating presentation is interwoven with cartoons, quotations, and related findings from the social and physical sciences that ensure central philosophical concepts are accessible. An eclectic range of topics reinforces the author's presentation of philosophy as the individual's attempt to unify disparate world views. Interspersed biographies provide glimpses into the lives of great thinkers who have molded the Western philosophical tradition and largely influenced how society thinks today. With the help of Christian’s PHILOSOPHY: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF WONDERING, Eleventh Edition, you can refine the analytical skills you need to evaluate critically and contribute to the big picture of Western philosophy yourself.

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Review:

"It is an original and brilliant synthesis of fundamental issues and questions in every academic field which gives students a solid grounding that prepares them for all their other classes." -- Detlev Koepke, Bunker Hill Community College

"It is a good, interesting, introductory philosophical text." -- Hugh R. Stone, Des Moines Area Community College

"This book is well written and can easily be used as a tool in your classroom" -- Dora Kunz, Southwest Florida College

About the Author:

James Christian received an STB in Historical Theology and a PhD in Philosophy of History, both from Boston University and is now Professor Emeritus at Santa Ana College. Long renowned for his engaging teaching and writing style, he is also author of I am also the author of ETI: The First Encounter, and a two-volume history of Western thought entitled The Wisdom Seekers: Great Philosophers of the Western World (Wadsworth, 2002). Of his approach, Christian says Intellectually, I am a child of my teacher Arnold Toynbee who instilled in me a passion to see all existence as a single phenomenon but without losing sight of the most minute details―this cave painting, this footnote, this flower in this crannied wall.""

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1111298084
• ISBN 13: 9781111298081
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 720