Philosophy: Paradox and Discovery

by Thomas A. Shipka, Arthur J Minton

This text-reader has been designed to help students evaluate their beliefs on basic issues and to understand philosophy as a process of discovering and examining the paradoxes inherent in those issues. The forty-one readings included, both classic and contemporary, are drawn together by part and chapter introductions that supply background material and stimulate critical thinking.

Genres: Philosophy

446 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1976

Reviews

[Jake Brockman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Essays by Mark Twain, John Locke, Ruth Benedict, as well as others.

[Nemam Ime · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!

[Natasha Horrell]

Second Edition.
By Arthur J. Minton & Thomas A. Shipka-
Eye opening to say the least- obviously written in a time where views were much laxer in an understanding of thought, theory, and evolution