Praised for its distinctive blend of accessibility and comprehensiveness, Philosophy: the search for Truth presents an exceptional collection of ninety-one classical and modern readings--on nineteen key difficulties in philosophy--carefully geared up so they current pro/con dialogues that let scholars to match and distinction the philosophers' positions. all of the readings is followed by means of examine questions, end-of-reading reflective questions, and anyone creation that includes a biographical cartoon of the thinker. an educational on good judgment and argument, a time line, boldfaced keyword phrases, a close word list, and an appendix on interpreting and writing philosophy papers extra increase the text's pedagogical worth. furthermore, each one significant part opens with a considerable creation and ends with a quick bibliography.
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