The Great Conversation A Historical Introduction to Philosophy

Melchert, Norman

The Great Conversation A Historical Introduction to Philosophy Norman Melchert - U.S.A. Oxford University Press 2007 - 746tr. hardcover, illustrations, photos 23 cm

Now in its fifth edition, this historically organized introductory text treats philosophy as a dramatic and continuous story - a conversation about humankind's deepest and most persistent concerns. Tracing the exchange of ideas between history's key philosophers, The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Fifth Edition, demonstrates that while constructing an argument or making a claim, one philosopher almost always has others in mind. The book addresses the fundamental questions of human life: Who are we? What can we know? How should we live? and What sort of reality do we inhabit? ...

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Philosophy

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