In its vast scope, this book presents the continuum of Western philosophy. Ranging from ancient Greece to nineteenth-century America, it traces the history of our civilization through the seminal works of its most influential thinkers. Each philosopher in this volume made intellectual history; each created a revolution in ideas; each reaffirmed man's view of himself as a sentient being capable of creating order out of the baffling contradictions of existence. And the most powerful reflections and speculations of each are represented here.
Plato- Apology, Crito and the Death of Socrates, from PhadoAristotle- PoeticsSt. Ansem- The ontological Proof of St. Ansem, from ProslogiumSt. Thomas Aquinas- St. Thomas' Proofs of God's Existence, from the SummaTheologicaRene Descartes- Meditations on the First PhilosophyDavid Hume- An Inquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingImmanuel Kant- Prolegomena to Any Future MetaphysicsJohn Stuart Mill- UtilitarianismWilliam James- The Will to Believe
By:
Various
Edited by:
Robert Paul Wolff
Imprint: Signet
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions:
Height: 171mm,
Width: 107mm,
Spine: 33mm
Weight: 329g
ISBN: 9780451528308
ISBN 10: 0451528301
Pages: 592
Publication Date: 01 March 2002
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Ten Great Works of Philosophy Introductory Remarks to the Reader Plato: Apology; Crito and the Dath of Socrates, from Phaedo Aristotle: Politics St. Anselm and St. Thomas Aquinas: Proofs for the Existence of God: The Ontological Proof of St. Anselm, from Proslogium; St. Thomas' Proofs of God's Existence, from The Summa Theologica Renée Descartes: Meditations on the First Philosophy David Hume: An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding Immanuel Kant: Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism William James: The Will to Believe