The Classics Of Western Philosophy: A Reader's Guide

"The Classics of Western Philosophy" brings together 61 newly-commissioned essays on classic texts ranging from Ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Surveying the history of philosophy, the book focuses on historical texts rather than historical figures and covers the entire range of classics in a single volume.Accessible to a general readership, the contributions provide lively and well-substantiated expositions of the main arguments of each classic work, and highlight the significance of the work for the broader philosophical tradition. Each essay includes current references to a select bibliography of major articles and books. Engaging and authoritative, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the great works of Western philosophy.

"The Classics of Western Philosophy" brings together 61 newly-commissioned essays on classic texts ranging from Ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Surveying the history of philosophy, the book focuses on historical texts rather than historical figures and covers the entire range of classics in a single volume.
Provides 61 chapters written by leading experts on the classics of Western thought.
Includes current references to the scholarly literature in addition to a select bibliography of major articles and books.
Contributors include C.D.C. Reeve on Plato's "Republic," Terrence Irwin on Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics," Dominic O'Meara on Plotinus' "Enneads," James Ross on Aquinas' "Summa Theologiae," Don Garrett on Spinoza's "Ethics," Allen Wood on Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason," Stephen Houlgate on Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit," Michael Dummett on Frege's 'Uber Sinn und Bedeutung, ' Hanjo Glock on Wittgenstein's "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" and David Woodruff Smith on Husserl's "Logical Investigations,"
Surveys the history of philosophy by focussing on the historical texts rather than historical figures.
Covers the entire range of classics in a single volume.