num_pages: 819
description: Introduction to Philosophy, Fourth Edition, is the most comprehensive topically organized collection of classical and contemporary philosophy available. Building on the exceptionally successful tradition of previous editions, this edition for the first time incorporates the insights of a new coeditor, John Martin Fischer, and has been updated and revised to make it more accessible. Ideal for introductory philosophy courses, the text includes sections on the meaning of life, God and evil, knowledge and reality, the philosophy of science, the mind/body problem, freedom of will, consciousness, ethics, and philosophical puzzles and paradoxes. It presents seventy substantial -- and in some cases complete -- selections from the best and most influential works in philosophy, offering a unique balance between classical and contemporary material. An extensive glossary of philosophical terms is also included.
language: English
title: Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings
titlecomplete: Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings
genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Textbooks
ratings_count: 152
publisher: Oxford University Press