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Informationen zum Autor David E. Cooper is Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Durham University. His many books include World Philosophies: An Historical Introduction (Blackwell, 1996, 2002); Existentialism: A Reconstruction (Blackwell, 1990, 1999); and The Measure of Things: Humanism, Humility and Mystery (2002).Peter S. Fosl is Professor of Philosophy at Transylvania University. Recipient of the 2006 Acorn Award for Kentucky's outstanding university professor of the year, Fosl is co-author with Julian Baggini of The Ethics Toolkit (Blackwell, 2007) and The Philosopher's Toolkit (Blackwell, 2003).He is also co-editor of the Dictionary of Literary Biography volumes on British Philosophers (2002). Klappentext Philosophy: The Classic Readings examines the full breadth of the world's rich philosophical traditions through the works of the greatest thinkers across the timelines of history. The text is divided into five parts covering the broad range of philosophical disciplines: Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, and Political Philosophy. The Editors have written an insightful introduction to the volume as well as introductions to all the selected texts. Each part follows the strand of philosophical inquiry through the centuries, striking a careful balance between classical and modern sources. Original readings from more than a hundred of the world's great philosophers are included--from Lao Tzu, Confucius, the Buddha, Plato, Zamkara, Aquinas, al-Ghazli, Kant, and Kierkegaard, to Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Sartre, Arendt, and Quine and many others.Philosophy: The Classic Readings offers a comprehensive, single-volume treasury of the philosophical works that have shaped our world - and the great thinkers that continue to provide us with a deeper and more meaningful understanding of ourselves and our times.Philosophy: The Classic Readings provides a comprehensive, single-volume collection of the major works of Eastern and Western philosophers from ancient to modern times. It offers an inclusive, single-volume collection of the greatest philosophical works that draws on both Eastern and Western philosophical traditions. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Ethics.2. Epistemology.3. Metaphysics.4. Philosophy of Religion.5. Political Philosophy...
