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Accessible, flexible, and affordable, The World of Philosophy: An Introductory Reader, Second Edition, presents philosophy in all its diverse array of thought and practice, offering a distinctive combination of standard analytical materials and Western historical texts alongside writings reflecting Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Arabic, African, South American, Chicano, and Native American sources. Approximately 25% of the contemporary readings are by women, including leading feminist theorists. Many articles have been edited to sharpen their focus and make them understandable to students with little or no background in philosophy. The readings are enhanced by introductions, study questions, and a glossary at the end of the book.

Table of Contents:
*=New to this Edition Preface: I. THE NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY Monroe C. Beardsley and Elizabeth Lane Beardsley: What Is Philosophy? Bertrand Russell: The Value of Philosophy Plato: Defence of Socrates * Plato: Crito * Plato: Phaedo II. REASONING * Steven M. Cahn, Patricia Kitcher, and George Sher: What Is Reason? Carl G. Hempel: Scientific Inquiry * Gillian Barker and Philip Kitcher: Antiscientism III. KNOWLEDGE René Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy * John Locke: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding * Gottfried Leibniz: New Essays on Human Understanding George Berkeley: A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge David Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Immanuel Kant: Critique of Pure Reason A. J. Ayer: What Is Knowledge? Edmund L. Gettier: Is Justified True Belief Knowledge? Uma Narayan: The Project of Feminist Epistemology * Nagarjuna: Examination of the Senses IV. REALITY A. Mind and Body René Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy Gilbert Ryle: The Ghost in the Machine Paul M. Churchland: The Mind-Body Problem Thomas Nagel: What Is It Like to Be a Bat? * Frank Jackson: The Qualia Problem * Alan Turing: Computing Machinery and Intelligence John Searle: Do Computers Think? Barbara Montero: The Body Problem B. The Self Joel Kupperman: Hinduism and the Self * The Upanishads Thomas P. Kasulis: The Buddhist Concept of Self * David Hume: A Treatise of Human Nature C. Identity Brian Smart: A Case of Identity John Perry: The Problem of Personal Identity * John Locke: Of Identity and Diversity * Thomas Reid: Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man * Terence Penelhum: Identity and Immortality D. Free Will Thomas Nagel: Free Will W. T. Stace: Free Will and Determinism Steven M. Cahn: Freedom or Determinism? * Kitaro Nishida: The Freedom of the Will V. RELIGION A. Religious Beliefs Anselm and Gaunilo: The Ontological Argument Thomas Aquinas: The Five Ways William L. Rowe: The Kalam Cosmological Argument * William Paley: Natural Theology Ernest Nagel: Does God Exist? B. The Problem of Evil Richard Swinburne: Why God Allows Evil * Eleonore Stump: Knowledge, Freedom, and the Problem of Evil * Kwame Gyekye: The Problem of Evil: An Akan Perspective Raynor Johnson: Karma and Rebirth Whitley R. P. Kaufman: Karma, Rebirth, and the Problem of Evil C. Belief Without Proof Blaise Pascal: The Wager Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski: Pascal's Wager: An Assessment * W.K. Clifford: The Ethics of Belief * William James: The Will to Believe D. Religious Diversity Philip L. Quinn and Kevin Meeker: The Challenge of Religious Diversity Jeffery D. Long: The Jain Path * Mahapurana Ray Billington: The Tao * Tao Te Ching Twelve Zen Stories * Ninian Smart: The Muslim Experience * The Qur'an * Gustavo Gutierrez: Liberation Theology Vine Deloria, Jr.: God Is Red: A Native View of Religion John H. Hick: Religious Pluralism and Salvation Dalai Lama: Interreligious Harmony VI. MORAL THEORY Steven M. Cahn: God and Morality Mary Midgley: Moral Isolationism James Rachels: Egoism and Moral Skepticism Immanuel Kant: The Categorical Imperative John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism Aristotle: The Nature of Virtue * Kwame Gyekye: Character in Akan Ethics Virginia Held: The Ethics of Care Friedrich Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil Jean-Paul Sartre: Existentialism Is a Humanism Christopher W. Gowans: The Buddha's Message * The Dhammapada Henry Rosemont, Jr: Confucian Morality * The Analects VII. MORAL PROBLEMS A. Abortion Judith Jarvis Thomson: A Defense of Abortion * Mary Anne Warren: On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion Don Marquis: Why Abortion Is Immoral * B. Euthanasia * James Rachels: Active and Passive Euthanasia * Bonnie Steinbock: The Intentional Termination of Life C. World Hunger Peter Singer: Famine, Affluence, and Morality * Travis Timmerman: A Reply to Singer VIII. SOCIETY Plato: The Republic Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan Karl Marx: Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 John Stuart Mill: On Liberty John Dewey: Democracy Martin Luther King, Jr.: Letter from a Birmingham Jail * Jorge M. Valadez: Developing Democratic Citizenship in Multicultural Societies John Rawls: A Theory of Justice Robert Nozick: Distributive Justice Virginia Held: Non-contractual Society: A Feminist View * Iris Marion Young: Five Faces of Oppression * Kwame Anthony Appiah: Globalizing Human Rights * IX. THE GOOD LIFE * The Bhagavad Gita Xunzi: A Discussion of Heaven Epicurus: Writings * Ecclesiastes * The Gospel According to Matthew * Epictetus: The Handbook Albert Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus Richard Taylor: The Meaning of Life Susan Wolf: Meaning in Life Christine Vitrano: Meaningful Lives * Thich Nhat Hanh: Realizing Well-Being Glossary: Index:

About the Author :
Steven M. Cahn is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at The City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author or editor of sixty books. Most recently, he wrote Teaching Philosophy: A Guide (2018) and Religion Within Reason (2017). Dr. Cahn is the editor of Exploring Philosophy, Sixth Edition (OUP, 2017), and Exploring Ethics, Fourth Edition (OUP, 2017).

Review :
"The World of Philosophy is comprehensive in its breadth with the right dose of depth. It covers all the possible philosophical topics for introductory classes with unparalleled attention to diversity of voices in classic and contemporary philosophical literature."--Fidel Arnecillo, California State University, San Bernadino "This textbook is easily the best, the most comprehensive, and the most affordable introduction to philosophy textbook on the market. It is an excellent mixture of classic, contemporary, and diverse sources. The teaching resources are invaluable."--Albert Spencer, Portland State University "The book's greatest strengths are its choice of selections, the incorporation of Eastern philosophy, and its recognition of superb women philosophers who appear to get little notice in other texts."--Dominic Prianti III, Gannon University "The quality of the book is excellent. It is admirably pluralistic in its inclusion of works of Asian philosophy." --Carol Gould, Florida Atlantic University


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  • ISBN-13: 9780190691905
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • ISBN-10: 0190691905
  • Publisher Date: 28 Jun 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 608
  • Sub Title: An Introductory Reader


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