This is a flexible and affordable collection of fifty of the most important classic and contemporary primary source readings in philosophy. Perfect for introductory or advanced students, the readings are organized topically and cover all the main disciplines of Western Philosophy: What is Philosophy?, Philosophy of Religion, Theories of knowledge, Philosophy of Mind, Free Will and Determinism, Ethics, and Political and Social Philosophy. Longer readings are carefully edited to preserve the central, self-contained argument so students focus on the core reasoning and conclusions. A wide selection of new readings at an attractive price makes this anthology the most versatile and affordable introduction to philosophy text on the market.

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Chapter 1: What is Philosophy?

+1. Plato, EuthyphroTranslated by G. M. A. Grube, revised by John M. Cooper

2. Bertrand Russell, The Value of Philosophy

Chapter 2: Philosophy of Religion

A. The Existence of God

+3. Anselm, Proslogion and Exchange with GauniloTranslated by Thomas Williams

+4. Thomas Aquinas, Treatise on GodTranslated by William P. Baumgarth and Richard J. Regan

5. William Paley, Natural Theology

6. David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

7. Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker

B. The Problem of Evil

8. J.L. Mackie, Evil and Omnipotence

9. John Hick, The Problem of Evil

C. Faith and Reason

*10. Blaise Pascal, Pensees

11. William James, The Will to Believe

Chapter 3: Theories of Knowledge

+12. Plato, Republic Translated by G. M. A. Grube, revised by C. D. C. Reeve

+13. Rene Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy Translated by John Cottingham

14. John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

15. George Berkeley, Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous

16. David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

+17. Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure ReasonTranslated by Paul Guyer and Allen W. Wood

18. Charles Sanders Peirce, The Fixation of Belief

*19. Kaisa Puhakka, An Invitation to Authentic Knowing

Chapter 4: Mind, Body, and Self

A. The Mind-Body Problem

20. Rene Descartes, Meditations on First PhilosophyTranslated by John Cottingham

21. Gilbert Ryle, Descartes' Myth

*22. D.M. Armstrong, The Nature of Mind

*23. Thomas Nagel, What Is It Like to Be a Bat?

24. Morwenna Griffiths, Feminism, Feelings and Philosophy

B. The Self

25. Pali Canon, The Middle-Length Discourses of the BuddhaTranslated by Nyanamoli Thera

26. David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature

*27. Daniel C. Dennett, The Origins of Selves

Chapter 5: Free Will and Determinism

A. Hard Determinism

28. Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach, Of the System of Man's Free AgencyTranslated by H. D. Robinson

29. John Hospers, The Range of Human Freedom

B. Libertarianism

30. William James, The Dilemma of Determinism

31. Richard Taylor, Freedom and Determinism

C. Soft Determinism

32. W.T. Stace, The Problem of Morals

*33. Nancy Holmstrom, Firming Up Soft Determinism

Chapter 6: Ethics

A. Classical Ethical Theories

+34. Aristotle, Nicomachean EthicsTranslated by Christopher Rowe

+35. Thomas Aquinas, Treatise on LawTranslated by Richard J. Regan

+36. Immanuel Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Translated by Mary Gregor

37. John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism

B. Critiques of Classical Theories

+38. Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil Translated by Judith Norman

*39. A. J. Ayer, Critique of Ethics and Theology

40. Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism Is a Humanism Translated by Philip Mairet

*41. James Rachels, The Challenge of Cultural Relativism

*42. Rita C. Manning, Just Caring

Chapter 7: Political and Social Philosophy

A. Classical Political Theories

*43. Plato, CritoTranslated by G. M. A. Grube, revised by John M. Cooper

44. Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

45. John Locke, The Second Treatise of Government

46. John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

47. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Manifesto of the Communist PartyTranslated by Samuel Moore

B. Social Justice

*48. Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

49. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail

50. John Rawls, A Theory of Justice

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