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	A History of Western Philosophy: The Classical Mind, Volume I by W. T. Jones, Robert J. Fogelin
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 100 EAN 9780155383128 ISBN 0155383124 Manufacturer Wadsworth Publishing Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 378 Publication Date March 01, 1969 Publisher Wadsworth Publishing Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description A HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY examines the nature of philosophical enterprise and philosophy's role in Western culture. Jones and Fogelin weave key passages from classic philosophy works into their comments and criticisms, giving A HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY the combined advantages of a source book and textbook. The text concentrates on major figures in each historical period, combining exposition with direct quotations from the philosophers themselves. The text places philosophers in appropriate cultural context and shows how their theories reflect the concerns of their times. A HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY examines the nature of philosophical enterprise and philosophy's role in Western culture. Jones and Fogelin weave key passages from classic philosophy works into their comments and criticisms, giving A HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY the combined advantages of a source book and textbook. The text concentrates on major figures in each historical period, combining exposition with direct quotations from the philosophers themselves. The text places philosophers in appropriate cultural context and shows how their theories reflect the concerns of their times. Robert J. Fogelin is Professor of Philosophy and Sherman Fairchild Professor in the Humanities at Dartmouth College. Customers who bought this item also bought A History of Western Philosophy: The Medieval Mind, Volume II (v. 2) A History of Western Philosophy: Hobbes to Hume, Volume III (v. 3) A History of Western Philosophy: Kant and the Nineteenth Century, Revised, Volume IV A History of Western Philosophy: The Twentieth Century of Quine and Derrida, Volume V From Socrates to Sartre: The Philosophic Quest Customer Reviews for: A History of Western Philosophy: The Classical Mind, Volume I Rating - Excellent point to start off at I have been reading philosophy for a long time now and occasionally, when I talk about it to my friends, I get asked where one can start when it comes to a massive subject like philosophy. Before this book, I would have a hard time pinpointing a good source for a newcomer because most books out there are either boring and dull college books or books that are way too complicated and wordy for anyone without a background to enjoy them. This ... Read More Rating - Classical Mind This item was in very good shape and came to me in no time. It was shipped the same day of the purchase and i got it 2 days later. Rating - A History of Western Philosophy: The Classical Mind, Volume I This book offers an excellent summery of the basic teachings, understandings, and doctrines from Thales of the pre-socratics to the late Classical period in Rome (Epicurus, Cicero, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, ect). The History of Western Philosphy Series is an excellent addition to the mind and bookshelf of all scholars who maintain interest in the evolution of the human mind. This specific book goes well hand in hand with F. M. Cornfield's "From Religion ... Read More Rating - In the beginning... This book, 'The Classical Mind', is the first volume of a five-volume series on the history of Western Philosophy by W.T. Jones, professor of philosophy in California. This series is a very strong, thorough introduction to the course of Western Philosophy, beginning at the dawn of the philosophical enterprise with the pre-Socratics in ancient Greece to the modern thinkers such as Wittgenstein and Sartre. It has grown, over the three decades or so of its publication, ... Read More see more reviews See all books by author W. T. Jones, Robert J. Fogelin

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