Western Philosophy: An Anthology 2nd edition [Mīkstie vāki]

Cottingham (philosophy, U. of Reading, UK) has edited this expanded second edition of his 1996 version, with all the original material intact. The anthology includes 12 parts (instead of the first edition's ten), each covering a principal branch of philosophy and expanded to include 12 excerpts instead of the original ten. More-or-less self-contained and not intended to be studied in any particular order, each part presents chronologically arrangeed excerpts consisting of key texts that have shaped the nature and development of the particular area of thinking. Also included is linking commentary--a continuous narrative--guiding the reader through the text as well as highlighting key issues raised in the readings. Study questions and suggestions for further reading are at the end of each part. An end section includes biographical details for the philosophers included in the anthology. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Western Philosophy: An Anthology provides the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of the Western philosophical tradition from ancient Greece to the leading philosophers of today.

• Features substantial and carefully chosen excerpts from all the greats of philosophy, arranged thematically and chronologically
• Readings are introduced and linked together by a lucid philosophical commentary which guides the reader through the key arguments
• Embraces all the major subfields of philosophy: theory of knowledge and metaphysics, philosophy of mind, religion and science, moral philosophy (theoretical and applied), political theory, and aesthetics
• Updated edition now includes additional contemporary readings in each section
• Augmented by two completely new sections on logic and language, and philosophy and the meaning of life