Product Description

This brisk and invigorating tour through the great books of
western philosophy explores some of our greatest thinkers from Plato and
Aristotle to Kant and Rawl. This third edition includes three new chapters,
as well as revised further reading.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6655 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 257 pages

Synopsis
One of the best-selling authors of his generation, Nigel Warburton has written extensively in the field of philosophy to great acclaim. As such, A Level students as well as anyone with an interest in philosophy would be well advised to obtain a copy of his "Philosophy: The Classics", now in its third edition. In his exemplary clear style, Warburton introduces and assesses twenty-seven philosophical classics from Plato's "Republic" to Rawls' "A Theory of Justice". The new text design and revised further reading make this the ideal book for all students, while three new chapters on Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil", Russell's "The Problems of Philosophy" and Sartre's "Existentialism and Humanism" mean that all the A Level set texts are covered. This brisk and invigorating tour through the great books of western philosophy 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.

Offering twenty-five guidebooks for the price of one, it's the most comprehensive introduction to philosophers and their texts currently available.

Customer Reviews

A lucid introduction to the classics of western philosophy.
This is one of the most accessible introductions to western philosophy that I've come across. There are lucid accounts of 27 classic works of philosophy from Plato's Republic to John Rawl's A Theory of Justice. This 3rd edition(2006) includes three new chapters on Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil, Bertrand Russell's The Problems of Philosophy and Jean-Paul Sartre's Existentialism and Humanism. At the end of each short chapter there's a glossary and suggestions for further reading.
Any newcomer to philosophy could do no better than get hold of a copy of this marvellous and beautifully written book.

Great Starting Point for the Philosophically Intersted
This is a really good introduction to Philosophy for the lay person (like me) : it devotes a chapter (10 or so pages) to some of the most important Philosophical works throughout history : from Plato to Rawls. It's a great book to appreciate the ideas of the great thinkers, such that you can then dive off into the detail of those that interest you.

It is written in plain language, clearly articulated and with a glossary/summary at the end of each chapter. It assumes no prior Philosphical knowledge and is very readable : it took me only 2 days to read it cover to cover. . Great book!

Absolutely excellent!
Warbuton always writes well, a clear and very readable summary of each Philosopher's work is given in a series of essays.
This is an excellent introduction and useful to students who want a quick overview for essays and exams.
Thoroughly recommended.The addition of the essay on Rawls in the second edition is particularly useful.