Cengage Advantage Books: Knowledge, Nature, and Norms
 An excellent, short, and affordable text that hits on all of the major ideas that will grab students and hold onto them for an entire semester." An excellent text for an introduction to philosophy course, one that I would highly recommend." Without exception, the reading selections chosen comprise an outstanding introductory overview of what contemporary Western philosophy is all about." A solid mix of essays in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, which is the core of philosophy.  Mostly focused on classic readings and analytic philosophy." This is an excellent concise introduction to issue-based philosophy which hits on most of the key topics in philosophy.