Classics of Philosophy

by Pojman, Louis P.; Vaughn, Lewis

• ISBN13: 9780199737291
• ISBN10: 0199737290
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780195148930
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Classics of Philosophy, 3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780199737291

Classics of Philosophy, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive textbook that spans 2,500 years of philosophical thought. It is an ideal resource for introduction to philosophy and history of philosophy courses. This book offers students and instructors an extensive and diverse collection of philosophical selections, including fragments from the Pre-Socratics.

Who Uses It?

Primarily, this book is used by students and instructors in introductory philosophy and history of philosophy courses at the college and university levels. It is also a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the basics of philosophy, including professionals looking to refresh their knowledge or expand their understanding of philosophical principles.

History and Editions

The 3rd edition of Classics of Philosophy has been updated to include more than seventy selections by forty philosophers. This edition provides a broad and engaging exploration of philosophical ideas, making it a go-to resource for both students and educators. The book has been well-received for its ability to introduce complex philosophical concepts in an accessible manner.

Author and Other Works

The authors of Classics of Philosophy are Louis P. Pojman and Lewis Vaughn. Louis P. Pojman is known for his contributions to the field of philosophy, particularly in ethics and moral philosophy. He has authored several textbooks on philosophy, including Philosophy: The Quest for Truth. Lewis Vaughn has also made significant contributions to the field, focusing on the history of philosophy and its contemporary applications.

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Table of Contents

*=New to this edition
**=Expanded in this edition
Preface
Time Line
PART 1: THE ANCIENT PERIOD
1. The Pre-Socratics
Readings
2. Plato
Euthyphro
The Apology
Crito
Phaedo
Meno
Republic
3. Aristotle
Categories
** Posterior Analytics (Analytica Posteriora)
Physics
** On the Soul
** Metaphysics (Metaphysica)
** Nicomachean Ethics
Politics
4. Epicurus
Letter to Menoeceus
Principal Doctrines
5. Epictetus
Encheiridion
6. Sextus Empiricus
Outlines of Pyrrhonism
7. Plotinus
Ennead I.6
Ennead V.1
PART 2: THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
8. Augustine
On Free Will
On Time and Eternity
The City of God
9. Boethius
The Consolation of Philosophy
10. Anselm and Gaunilo
Proslogium
Gaunilo's Criticism
St. Anselm's Rejoinder
* 11. Moses Maimonides
* Guide for the Perplexed
12. Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
13. William of Ockham
Summa Logicae
PART 3: THE MODERN PERIOD
14. René Descartes
Meditations on First Philosophy
15. Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan
16. Blaise Pascal
Pensées
17. Baruch Spinoza
The Ethics
18. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Discourse on Metaphysics
The Monadology
19. John Locke
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
20. George Berkeley
** Of the Principles of Human Knowledge
Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists
21. David Hume
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
** Treatise on Human Nature
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
22. Immanuel Kant
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Foundation for the Metaphysic of Morals
* Critique of Pure Reason
23. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Phenomenology of Spirit
* 24. Arthur Schopenhauer
* The World as Will and Representation
25. Søren Kierkegaard
Readings
Concluding Unscientific Postscript
26. John Stuart Mill
Utilitarianism
On Liberty
The Subjection of Women
27. Friedrich Nietzsche
Aphorisms
Joyful Wisdom
Beyond Good and Evil
Twilight of the Idols
The Anti-Christ
PART 4: THE CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
28. Charles Sanders Peirce
Fixation of Belief
29. William James
The Will to Believe
Pragmatism
30. Bertrand Russell
The Problems of Philosophy
A Free Man's Worship
31. G.E. Moore
Philosophical Papers
32. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Philosophical Investigations
33. Edmund Husserl
Ideas: General Introduction to Pure Phenomenology
34. Martin Heidegger
The Fundamental Question of Metaphysics
35. Jean-Paul Sartre
Being and Nothingness
Existentialism and Humanism
36. A.J. Ayer
Language, Truth and Logic
37. Thomas Nagel
What Is It Like to Be a Bat?
38. Philippa Foot
Morality as a System of Hypothetical Imperatives
39. Nelson Goodman
Fact, Fiction, and Forecast
40. John Rawls
Justice as Fairness