The Experience of Philosophy

This exceptional anthology immerses students in such powerful ideas that they will find themselves not just reading about, but actually participating in, the kind of philosophieal thinking that can change the way they look at their lives and the world around them. Now in a new edition, The Experience of Philosophy features eighty-five readings that challenge students thinking about God, freedom, reality, nothingness, death, and their own identities. Provocative and accessible, these selections have been carefully chosen for their ability to draw students out of an ordinary frame of reference into exciting new territory. Although the editors include many classic sources from philosophers such as Plato, Descartes, Locke, and Kant, the emphasis is on contemporary writings. Articles by Derek Parfit, Bertrand Russell, and others help students see philosophy's links to literature. the natural sciences. and the physical and social sciences. The sixth edition features twelve new essays-by Augustine. Alvin Plantinga and Daniel Kolak, Georges Rey, Fred Dretske, David Reisman, Paul Teller, Clea F. Rees. Padmasiri de Silva. Daniel Kolak, Karl Marx, Anand Chandavarkar, and Vincent Hendricks-and more text boxes offering excerpts from other relevant works.

Daniel Kolak is Professor of Philosophy at William Paterson University of New Jersey Raymond Martin is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Union College