Man is the Measure: A Cordial Invitation to the Central Problems of Philosophy

Abel, Reuben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0029001102 ISBN 13: 9780029001103

Publisher: Macmillan USA, 1976

296 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. I Try In Ths Book To Bridge Three Different Gulls, First, The Abyss That Scares The Layman Away From Professional Philosophy; Second, The No-man's Land Between Philosophy And Other Sorts Of Intellectual Inquiry; And Third, The Chasm That Unhappily Exists Between The Two Desperate Aims Of Philosophy, Namely, Critical Analysis And Speculative Insight.

From the Back Cover:

'One of the best introductory texts in philosophy in recent years. It is freshly written, its points well-illustrated with concrete examples, and enlivened with strong doses of critical common sense.' - Sidney Hook, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, New York University

Synopsis:

Originally published in 1976 and now available in paperback, this introductory philosophical text provides a survey of the leading questions of the subject. Aimed at general readers and students.