Classic Philosophical Questions

by Gould

Hard to find Classic Philosophy book. UAB course book. 685 pages. Order now. Only 1 in stock.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

685 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

Reviews

[Timothy Rooney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very dense subject matter... Most of it is well presented. Some of the material is very tedious so it would be difficult to present in a compelling way. Regardless of that, this seems like a good, thorough introduction to philosophy.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Classic Philosophical Questions" is a brilliant, comprehensive book, in my opinion. It is well structured and detailed; I love how it includes a series of philosophical questions after each section. I run a philosophy club at my highschool, so this book has been a wonderful reference guide for me so far.

[Belle Meade School]

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[Vince Darcangelo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Faves:

Bertrand Russell: "The Value of Philosophy"

Charles Pierce: "Four Approaches to Philosophy"

St. Anselm: "The Ontological Argument"

Soren Kierkegaard: "Faith, Not Logic, is the Basis of Belief"

David Hume: "A Good God Would Exclude Evil"

John Hick: "God Can Allow Some Evil"

Jean-Paul Sartre: "Existentialist Ethics"

Bertrand Russell: "Truth is Established by Correspondence"

Norwood Hanson: "Causes and Becauses"

David Hume: "There Are No Possible Grounds for Induction"

Fyodor Dostoyevsky: "Freedom is Authority"

Albert Camus: "Each Person Determines His or Her Life's Meaning"

[Nadosia Grey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this textbook extremely useful--perhaps the most useful out of all textbooks I have read for class. I loved the summary at the beginning of the works as well as the "further readings" at the end of them. I could easily make interdisiplinary connections with other classes using this books, and indeed I did so often.

Most of the readings are clear and concise which is essential when dealing with intricate philosophical questions. The hardest sections were ones concerned with Kant lol. I don't think I'll ever get used to his writing. I'm definitely keeping this book as a reference/guide in my future studies.

[Krystyne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to read as a refresher. The book consists of all major philosophers from ancient times like Socrates and Plato to twentieth century philosophers. It's very interesting to see the diverse uses of logic. I can agree and disagree with parts of each theory. It's interesting. Some of it is dry but that may be because of translation.

[Zedder · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm using this in the intro. class I'm currently teaching. The translation of the Meditations that it contains is horrible. And I mean horrible.

[Jason Emmerson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent introduction to Philosophy, though multiple sides to an argument are not always fairly represented.

[Regina Hunter · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the way of learning by questioning, but thranslations are horrible... easier to read the complete works.

[Christine MM · Rating 4 out of 5]

I LOVED this textbook. Teaching you basic principles of philosophy with actual texts by famous (or not so famous) philosophers. Would read again!