The Great Conversation, Volume 1: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy: Pre-Socrates Through Descartes

by Norman Melchert and Thomas Nagel

Book Overview

Ideal for courses in ancient philosophy or ancient and medieval philosophy, The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Volume I: Pre-Socratics through Descartes, Seventh Edition, covers the same material as the first half (chapters 1-13) of author Norman Melchert's longer volume, The Great Conversation. Tracing the exchange of ideas between history's key philosophers, it demonstrates that while constructing an argument or making...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199999678
• ISBN13: 9780199999675
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.2" x 7.5"