The Philosopher's Handbook: Essential Readings from Plato to KantStanley Rosen An ideal introduction for the casual reader and a beneficial reference for the student, The Philosopher's Handbook features the writings of some of the world's most influential philosophers. Based on the premise that all human beings are curious about their existence, Rosen's collection brings together primary excerpts from the works of prominent thinkers such as Plato, Nietzsche, Descartes, Machiavelli, and Kant. Experts in each field have carefully selected the sources and provided brief introductions to help readers gain insight into the readings. Newly revised in order to emphasize its broad appeal, The Philosopher's Handbook is a solid introduction to Western philosophy for all inquiring minds. |
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fromSYMPOSIUMbyPLATO | |
fromGORGIASbyPLATO | |
fromREPUBLICbyPLATO | |
fromPOLITICSbyARISTOTLE | |
fromTHE PRINCEbyNICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI | |
INTRODUCTIONbyRICHARD VELKLEY | |
fromMETAPHYSICSbyARISTOTLE | |
fromMEDITATIONS ON THEFIRST PHILOSOPHY IN WHICHTHE EXISTENCE OF GOD ANDTHE DISTINCTION BETWEEN MINDAND BO... | |
fromLECTURES ON THEHISTORY OF PHILOSOPHYbyGEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL | |
fromREFLECTIONS ON THECOMMON CONCEPT OF JUSTICEbyGOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ | |
fromPROLEGOMENA TO ANY FUTUREMETAPHYSICS THAT WILL BE ABLETO COME FORWARD AS A SCIENCEbyIMMANUEL KANT | |
fromTHE BLUE AND BROWN BOOKSbyLUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN | |
PART FIVEEPISTEMOLOGY | |
fromLEVIATHANbyTHOMAS HOBBES | |
fromTHE FIRST ANDSECOND DISCOURSESbyJEANJACQUES ROUSSEAU | |
PART TWOPHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION | |
INTRODUCTIONbyWILLIAM DESMOND | |
fromCONFESSIONSbyAUGUSTINE | |
fromTHE GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXEDbyMOSES MAIMONIDES | |
fromPENSÉESbyBLAISE PASCAL | |
fromLECTURES ON THEPHILOSOPY OF RELIGIONbyGEORG WILHEM FRIEDRICH HEGEL | |
fromFEAR AND TREMBLINGbySØREN KIERKEGAARD | |
PART THREEPHILOSOPHY OF ART AND CULTURE | |
INTRODUCTIONbyROBERT PIPPIN | |
fromREPUBLICbyPLATO | |
fromPOETICSbyARISTOTLE | |
fromON THE AESTHETICEDUCATION OF MANIN A SERIES OF LETTERSbyFRIEDRICH SCHILLER | |
fromTHE BIRTH OF TRAGEDYAND THE GENEOLOGY OF MANbyFRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE | |
fromART AS EXPERIENCEbyJOHN DEWEY | |
fromAESTHETIC THEORYbyTHEODOR ADORNO | |
PART FOURMETAPHYSICS | |
INTRODUCTIONbyJAAKKO HINTIKKA | |
fromMENObyPLATO | |
fromPOSTERIOR ANALYTICSbyARISTOTLE | |
fromMEDITATIONS ON THEFIRST PHILOSOPHY IN WHICHTHE EXISTENCE OF GOD ANDTHE DISTINCTION BETWEEN MINDAND BO... | |
fromAN ABSTRACT OF A BOOK LATELYPUBLISHED ENTITULED A TREATISEOF HUMAN NATURE CbyDAVID HUME | |
QUESTIONING AS APHILOSOPHICAL METHODbyJAAKKO HINTIKKA | |
PART SIXPHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | |
TEN PHILOSOPHICALAND CONTRADICTORYPREDICTIONSbyGIANCARLO ROTA JEFFREY THOMAS CRANTS | |
fromAGAINST METHODbyPAUL FEYERABEND | |
fromTHE STRUCTUREOF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONSbyTHOMAS KUHN | |
fromTHE CRISIS OFEUROPEAN SCIENCESbyEDMUND HUSSERL | |
THE CONCEPTOF BIOLOGICAL PROGRESSbyFRANCISCO J AYALA | |
fromSCIENCE AND THE SCIENTISTbyHENRI POINCARÉ | |
fromSCIENCE AND HYPOTHESISbyHENRI POINCARÉ | |
LOGIC AND MATHEMATICSbySTEPHEN G SIMPSON | |
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