Discovering Philosophy, Portfolio Edition (2nd Edition)
Discovering Philosophy, Portfolio Edition (2nd Edition) by Thomas I. White is published by Pearson and was released on January 6, 2007. This 480-page book serves as a comprehensive introduction to philosophy, tailored for readers who prefer secondary sources over primary texts. It presents philosophical issues in an accessible manner, encouraging readers to engage with the material and relate it to their own experiences while fostering independent philosophical thought.
In this edition, readers will find a blend of summaries, explanations, and discussions of major philosophical arguments, rather than a focus on memorizing philosophers’ positions. The book explores traditional areas of philosophy, including logic, ethics, and the nature of reality, while also addressing concepts such as free will, political obligation, and the meaning of life. By incorporating excerpts from primary sources when relevant, Discovering Philosophy aims to challenge readers to think critically and react thoughtfully to philosophical ideas.
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Discovering Philosophy is a comprehensive introduction to philosophy that is specially designed for readers who are more comfortable with secondary, rather than primary sources. Using more accessible content that is unintimidating yet intellectually engaging, it relates the philosophical issues to readers’ own experiences and challenges them to do philosophy on their own. Presents excerpts from primary sources when appropriate, but relies primarily on summaries, explanations, and discussions of the major arguments on the issues involved; teaches readers not so much about what philosophers think, but how to think philosophically themselves; demonstrates that after understanding a philosopher’s position we are supposed to react to it, not memorize it; explores the major, traditional areas and topics of philosophy – logic, free will/determinism, ethics, political obligation, the nature of reality, knowledge, the existence of God, the meaning of life.
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