Product Description

Philosophy: The Classics, Third Edition is a brisk and invigorating tour through the great books of western philosophy. It explores the works of Plato, Aristotle, Boethius, Machiavelli, Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Schopenhauer, Mill, Kierkegaard, Marx and Engels, Nietzsche, Russell, Ayer, Sartre, Wittgenstein, and Rawls.

In his exemplary clear style, Warburton introduces and assesses twenty-seven philosophical classics from Plato's Republic to Rawl's A Theory of Justice. The new text design and revised further reading make this the ideal starting point for anyone interested in philosophy. This new edition also includes three new chapters on Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil, Russell's The Problems of Philosophy and Sartre's Existentialism and Humanism.

Offering twenty-five guidebooks for the price of one, not only is this great value, it's the most comprehensive introduction to philosophers and their texts currently available.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #171722 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 280 pages

Review
The challenge is to convey to the modern reader the perennial freshness of idea which might otherwise be clouded by historical scholarship. Nigel Warburton rises to the challenge with admirable skill. – The Times

About the Author
Nigel Warburton is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University. He is author of Philosophy: the Basics (4th edition), Thinking from A to Z (2nd edition), Freedom: An Introduction with Readings, The Art Question, Philosophy: The Essential Study Guide, The Basics of Essay Writing and Erno Goldfinger: the Life of an Architect. He is also editor of Philosophy: Basic Readings (2nd edition) and co-author of Reading Political Philosophy: Machiavelli to Mill. All of these titles are available from Routledge.