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PublisherWadsworth

ISBN-100495130036

ISBN-139780495130031

eBay Product ID (ePID)48652945

Product Key Features

Number of Pages566 Pages

Publication NameArchetypes of Wisdom : an Introduction to Philosophy

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

SubjectGeneral, Teaching Methods & Materials / General

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Education

AuthorDouglas J. Soccio

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight43.3 Oz

Item Length9.9 in

Item Width8.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number6

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal100

Table Of Content1. Philosophy and the Search for Wisdom.OVERVIEW OF CLASSICAL THEMES.2. The Asian Sages: Lao-tzu, Confucius, and Buddha.3. The Presocratic Sophos.4. The Sophist: Protagoras.5. The Wise Man: Socrates.6. The Philosopher-King: Plato.7. The Naturalist: Aristotle.8. The Stoic: Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius.9. The Scholar: Thomas Aquinas.OVERVIEW OF MODERN THEMES.10. The Rationalist: René Descartes.11. The Skeptic: David Hume.12. The Universalist: Immanuel Kant.13. The Utilitarian: John Stuart Mill.14. The Materialist: Karl Marx.15. The Existentialist: Søren Kierkegaard.16. The Pragmatist: William James.17. The Anti-Philosopher: Friedrich Nietzsche.18. The Twentieth Century: Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger.Notes.Glossary.Bibliography of Interesting Sources.Credits.Index of Margin Quotes.Index.

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisFeaturing Douglas J. Soccio's lucid and conversational prose and a well-chosen, reader-friendly array of succinct excerpts from canonical primary sources, ARCHETYPES OF WISDOM brings philosophy to life for its readers through the examination of many paradigmatic philosophies and philosophers. Very much a student-focused book that speaks out of Soccio's non-condescending desire to speak to students where they "are" and not where they "should be," ARCHETYPES OF WISDOM includes numerous pedagogical illustrations and features (Philosophical Queries, a Marginal Glossary, Chapter Summaries, End-of-Chapter Questions for Reflection, to name a few) to make this often-times daunting subject the approachable and engaging subject it ought to be. The Sixth Edition represents a careful revision, with all changes made by Soccio to enhance and refresh the book's reader-praised search-for-wisdom motif. In particular, this edition features new coverage of Lao-Tzu; expanded, chapter-length treatment of Kierkegaard; and an engaging introduction to the complex landscape of philosophy in the twentieth century focusing on the two archetypal thinkers of this time period: Wittgenstein and Heidegger. Soccio's lauded prose is also enhanced in this Sixth Edition by the text's new full-color design. The text is supported by an unmatched array of teaching and learning resources that include ThomsonNOW'a powerful online tutorial and course management system, and dynamic easy-to-use lecture and class preparation tools exclusive to Thomson Wadsworth., Philosophy doesn't need to be set in stone. ARCHETYPES OF WISDOM: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY brings philosophy to life and sets you on a course to search for your own wisdom. With this philosophy textbook, you'll get the best readings from the best philosophers and the explanation you need to understand them. Plus with End-Of-Chapter self-testing questions and other review study tools, ARCHETYPES OF WISDOM: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY is the one you need for the test, too.