Visions of Human Nature: An Introduction - Softcover

Palmer, Donald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559349719 ISBN 13: 9781559349710

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1999

Synopsis

This is a somewhat unconventional introduction to philosophy, with over 400 cartoons by the author designed to make teaching and learning more fun. Organized by individual theory, this lighthearted book can be used as a core text, or might supplement separate paperbacks or an anthology.

About this title

About the Author

Donald Palmer received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Univ. of California, Berkeley and his Doctorate of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain.  He has published a number of philosophy books, including Looking at Philosophy, Does the Center Hold? and Why Its Hard to Be Good (McGraw-Hill), and, more popularly, Kierkegaard for Beginners, Sartre for Beginners, and Structuralism and Post-Structuralism for Beginners.  He has recently completed a manuscript on Don Quixote titled Philosophy and Madness in La Mancha.  He taught for many years at the College of Marin, in California, and finished his teaching career at North Carolina State University.  He and his wife divide their time among North Carolina, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Lot Valley in Southwestern France.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559349719
• ISBN 13: 9781559349710
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316