Philosophy: A Text with Readings

by Manuel G. Velasquez

This highly engaging text will not only help you explore and understand philosophy-it will also give you an appreciation of how philosophy is relevant to your day-to-day life as well as the larger social world. Author Manuel Velasquez combines clear prose and primary source readings to take you on a meaningful exploration of a range of philosophical topics, such as human nature, feminist theory, diversity, and aesthetics. Plus, the text's carefully crafted built-in learning aids will help you succeed in your course.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, School, Religion, History

686 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Booklist54321 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covered so many awesome and frightening concepts that organizing and filtering them properly was difficult when reading, and the choice in what to believe in was masked because of the impulse to synthesize all the relevant knowledge. Fortunately, the logic and reason sections provided a framework for harsh topics such as death and societal collapse. The ugliness of the sciences of collective opinions were compensated with the greatness of meanings such as truth and beauty. All in all, this book has made the world a move interesting, if not challenging place, and certainly turned loads of literature into more fuller and complex stories.

[Kirsti · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for work. I told my husband, "The last chapter is on nihilism." He said, "OH WHO CARES?!" :-D Anyhow, this is a thoughtful overview of the greatest hits of Western philosophy, and there is also some philosophy from other regions plus some feminist philosophy.

[Ashley]

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FS: "Philosophy begins with wonder."

LS: "...finding at each stage that meaning requires a continuance to what I know ahead of time matters, and matters more than my current pursuits?"

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for what it was written for -- introducing people to philosophy. The text does a good job of explaining both sides to each idea; albeit, I found some of the ideas absurd and sometimes downright laughable.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I took this for a College Class. It was not easy to understand.

[Matthew Lim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great intro to philosophy

[Bethie (Grace)]

Text book for school.