Philosophical Conversations: A Concise Historical Introduction

by Norman Melchert

This brief and engaging introductory text treats philosophy as a dramatic and continuous story--a conversation about humankind's deepest and most persistent concerns, in which students are encouraged to participate. Tracing the exchange of ideas between history's key philosophers, Philosophical Conversations: A Concise Historical Introduction demonstrates that while constructing an argument or making a claim, one philosopher almost always has others...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195328469
• ISBN13: 9780195328462
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.1"