For courses in Ancient Philosophy. Designed to be accessible to today's students, this anthology of readings in Ancient Western philosophy focuses on the writings of the most important Greek philosophers, along with selections from some of their Roman followers. Striking a balance between major and minor figures, it features the best available translations of texts--complete works or complete selections of works--which are both central to each philosopher's thought and are widely accepted as part of the "canon." The selections are readable and accessible, while still being faithful to the original. Introductions to each philosopher; an abundance of drawings, diagrams, photographs; and a timeline keep students focused throughout.

Ancient Philosophy (Philosophic Classics, Volume I - 3rd Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Baird, Forrest

Philosophy

Routledge

This anthology of readings in Western Medieval philosophy represents the towering medieval thinkers--Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and William of Ockham--as well as other medieval figures. It features the best available translations of books--complete works or complete selections of works--which are both central to each philosopher's thought and are widely accepted as part of the “canon.” The selections are readable and accessible, while still being faithful to the original. Includes Introductions to each historical period and to each philosopher, and an abundance of drawings, diagrams, photographs, and a timeline. KEY TOPICS: EARLY CHRISTIAN DOCUMENTS. Jesus. Paul and the Early Church. The Church Fathers. OTHER FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS. Philo of Alexandria. Plotinus. Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagite. AUGUSTINE. EARLY MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY. Boethius. John Scotus Eriugena. Anselm (and Guanilo). Peter Abelard. Hildegard of Bingen. John of Salisbury. ISLAMIC AND JEWISH PHILOSOPHY IN THE MIDDLE AGES. Avicenna. al-Ghazali. Averroes. Moses Maimonides. THIRTEENTH-CENTURY PHILOSOPHY. Robert Grosseteste. Roger Bacon. Bonaventure. THOMAS AQUINAS. LATE MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY. John Duns Scotus. William of Ockham. Meister Eckhart. Catherine of Siena.Nicholas Cusanas. GIOVANNI PICO DELLA MIRANDOLA. MARKET: For anyone interested in Medieval Philosophy.

Medieval Philosophy (Philosophic Classics, Volume II - 3rd Edition)

This anthology of readings in Modern Western philosophy (16th through to 18th centuries) includes the key writings of the British Empiricists and Continental Rationalists, along with the work of Kant. Striking a balance between major and minor figures, it features the best available translations of books--complete works or complete selections of works--which are both central to each philosopher's thought and are widely accepted as part of the “canon.” The selections are readable and accessible, while still being faithful to the original. Includes Introductions to each historical period and to each philosopher, and an abundance of drawings, diagrams, photographs, and a timeline. KEY TOPICS: Francis Bacon. René Descartes. Thomas Hobbes. Blaise Pascal. Baruch Spinoza. John Locke. Gottfried Leibniz. George Berkeley. David Hume. Thomas Reid. Immanuel Kant. MARKET: For anyone interested in Modern Philosophy (16th through 18th centuries).

Modern Philosophy (Philosophic Classics, Volume III - 3rd Edition)

This anthology of readings in the survey of Western philosophy--from the Ancient Greeks to the 20th Century--is designed to be accessible to today's readers. Striking a balance between major and minor figures, it features the best available translations of texts--complete works or complete selections of works-- which are both central to each philosopher's thought and are widely accepted as part of the canon. The selections are readable and accessible, while still being faithful to the original. Includes Introductions to each historical period and to each philosopher, and an abundance of drawings, diagrams, photographs, and a timeline. This Combined Volume contains the most important works from Baird's Philosophic Classics, Volumes I-V. ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY. Plato. Aristotle. HELLENISTIC PHILOSOPHY. Epicurus. Epictetus. Plotinus. MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY. Augustine. Boethius. Anselm (and Guanilo). Moses Maimonides. Thomas Aquinas. William of Ockham. Pico Della Mirandola. MODERN PHILOSOPHY. Ren Descartes. Thomas Hobbes. Blaise Pascal. Baruch Spinoza. John Locke. Gottfried Leibniz. George Berkeley. David Hume. Immanuel Kant. NINETEENTH-CENTURY PHILOSOPHY. G.W.F. Hegel. John Stuart Mill. Soren Kierkegaard. Karl Marx. Friedrich Nietzsche. TWENTIETH-CENTURY PHILOSOPHY. Edmund Husserl. Bertrand Russell. Martin Heidegger. Ludwig Wittgenstein. A.J. Ayer. Jean-Paul Sartre. Willard Van Orman Quine. Jacques Derrida. For anyone interested in Philosophy, History of Philosophy, or History of Intellectual Thought.

Philosophic Classics: From Plato to Derrida (3rd Edition)

This anthology of readings in contemporary Western philosophy focuses on Nineteenth-century philosophers who represent a variety of different responses to the issue of the day--i.e., whether or not there was a knowable, nonhuman rational order upon which thinking persons could willfully choose to act. Striking a balance between major and minor figures, it features the best available translations of texts--complete works or complete selections of works--which are both central to each philosopher's thought and are widely accepted as part of the “canon.” The selections are readable and accessible, while still being faithful to the original. Includes Introductions to each philosopher, and an abundance of drawings, diagrams, photographs, and a timeline. KEY TOPICS: Jeremy Bentham. Johann Gottlieb Fichte. G.W.F. Hegel. Arthur Schopenhauer. Auguste Comte. Ludwig Feuerbach. John Stuart Mill. Soren Kierkegaard. Karl Marx. Charles Sanders Peirce. William James. Friedrich Nietzsche. MARKET: For anyone interested in 19th-century Philosophy or Contemporary Philosophy.

Philosophic Classics, Volume IV: Nineteenth-Century Philosophy (2nd Edition)

Designed to be accessible to today's readers, this anthology of readings in twentieth-century philosophical classics includes recent European and American philosophers and texts that are presently seen as classics or as emerging classics. It features the best available translations of texts--complete works or complete selections of works--which are both central to each philosopher's thought and are widely accepted as part of the “canon.” The selections are readable and accessible, while still being faithful to the original. Includes Introductions to each philosopher, and an abundance of drawings, diagrams, photographs, and a timeline. KEY TOPICS: Husserl, Gadamer, Adorno, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty, Foucault, Derrida, Irigaray, Habermas, Whitehead, Du Bois, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Ayer, Quine, Austin, Davidson, Rorty, Putnam, Taylor. MARKET:For anyone interested in 20th-century European and American philosophy.

Philosophic Classics, Volume V: Twentieth Century Philosophy (2nd Edition)

Philosophic Classics

History

Europe

The abundant selections in this anthology of medieval philosophical readings helps the reader put philosophical inquiry into context and features some of the best translations available today. KEY TOPICS: The readings in this anthology represent the towering medieval thinkers-Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and William of Ockham-discussing a variety of topics, including questions on the nature of universals, the nature and essence of God, the relationship of God to time and creation, and the ability of humans to know God and creation. MARKET: For anyone who wants a readable and accessible collection of metaphysical and epistemological selections from medieval philosophy.

Philosophic Classics: Volume II: Medieval Philosophy

This anthology of readings in Modern Western philosophy (16th through 18th centuries) features the best translations of texts-complete works or complete sections of works which are readily accessible to the reader while still being faithful to the original work. It includes an introduction to each philosopher, an abundance of drawings, diagrams, and photographs, as well as a timeline to help the reader understand the context of when these works were written. KEY TOPICS: This anthology includes the key writings of the British Empiricists and Continental Rationalists, along with the work of Kant. MARKET: For readers interested in owning a collection of classic works by Modern Western philosophers.

Philosophic Classics: Volume III: Modern Philosophy

First published in 1961, Forrest E. Baird's revision of Philosophic Classics continues the tradition of providing generations of students with high quality course material. Using the complete works, or where appropriate, complete sections of works, this anthology allows philosophers to speak directly to students. Esteemed for providing the best available translations, Philosophic Classics: From Plato to Derrida, features complete works or complete sections of the most important works by the major thinkers, as well as shorter samples from transitional thinkers.

Philosophic Classics: From Plato to Derrida

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