Experiencing Philosophy - Brossura

Falikowski, Anthony F.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 013012267X ISBN 13: 9780130122674

Casa editrice: Pearson College Div, 2003

Riassunto

This useful and richly informative book will inspire and motivate readers to appreciate the importance and relevance of philosophy in their everyday lives. A user-friendly format provides detailed content coverage and critical reasoning skills development. Its “applied focus” pays attention to the personal and practical relevance of philosophy by focusing on its experiential, therapeutic, and social applications—complemented by a built-in study guide and substantial excerpts from classical original sourceworks. Six chapters cover: what philosophy is, philosophies of life, logic and philosophical method, epistemology and metaphysics, ethics, and political philosophy. For individuals new to, and interested in, the study of philosphy.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Anthony Falikowski is Professor of Philosophy at Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Dalla quarta di copertina

Anthony Falikowski pays serious attention in this new text to the personal and practical relevance of philosophy by focusing on its experiential, therapeutic, and social applications. The "applied focus," intended to inspire students to further their studies in philosophy, is complemented by a built-in study guide and substantial excerpts from classical original sources. By combining the theoretical with the practical through the integration of descriptive outlines, readings, and numerous pedagogical aids, this text strikes an educationally productive balance between accessibility and academic rigor.

Special features in Experiencing Philosophy

• Cutting-edge emphasis on personal applications of philosophy including ancient wisdom applied to modern life, stoicism for stress management, and Buddha as Higher Reality Therapist
• Substantial treatments of logic and reasoning
• Built-in study guide based on the SQ3R system of learning
• Focus on diversity with a variety of primary source documents from many perspectives, in different voices
• Practical, experiential orientation in accessible format and design

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Pearson College Div
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 013012267X
• ISBN 13: 9780130122674
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 480
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italia