The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy
, by Melchert, NormanNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780767420426 | 076742042X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/1/2002
Now in its fifth edition, this historically organized introductory text treats philosophy as a dramatic and continuous story-a conversation about humankind's deepest and most persistent concerns. Tracing the exchange of ideas between history's key philosophers, The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Fifth Edition, demonstrates that while constructing an argument or making a claim, one philosopher almost always has others in mind. The book addresses the fundamental questions of human life: Who are we? What can we know? How should we live? and What sort of reality do we inhabit?