Philosophy and Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy

by John Shand

Book Overview

Aimed at the beginning student, it presents the ideas of the major philosophers and their schools of thought in a readable and engaging way, highlighting the central points in each contributor's doctrines and offering a lucid discussion of the next-level details that both fills out the general themes and encourages the reader to pursue the arguments still further through a detailed guide to further reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140124934
• ISBN13: 9780140124934
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

An agile and thorough survey ideal for introductory courses

This text should become standard issue for A.P. high school and entry level university courses in Western Philosophy.

Philosphy and Philosphers

An excellent beginner's book without making you feel like a dummy or one that leaves you feeling you should never of opened the book. Dr. Shand is truly a needed author for the likes of people like me who have tried to read and understand philosophy and never could read or understand the main concepts of this interesting and challenging field of everyday thoughts.Plus the bonus of him being British. The Brits have a remarkable ability of making something difficult easy to understand. Dr. Shand starts out with the Presocrates and ends with recent Philosphers. Examples of recent Philosophers: Saul Kripke, J.L. Austin, W.V.O. Quine and many more. A beautifully written book for the average person.The book also includes an excellent bibliography with a brief word about each of the books mentioned.The world needs more people and books such as this to kick start our student's and the average person's interest in philosophy.