The Great Conversation A Historical Introduction to Philosophy

Tracing the exchange of ideas among history's key philosophers, The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Ninth Edition, provides a generous selection of excerpts from major philosophical works and makes them more easily understandable to students with lucid and engaging explanations. Extensive cross-referencing shows students how philosophers respond appreciatively or critically to the thoughts of other philosophers.

The Great Conversation, Ninth Edition, is also available in two separate e-book only volumes to suit your course needs:

The Great Conversation: Volume I: Pre-Socratics through Descartes, Ninth Edition

The Great Conversation: Volume II: Descartes through the Twentieth Century, Ninth Edition

Norman Melchert is Selfridge Professor of Philosophy Emeritus and a former Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lehigh University. He is the author of Who's to Say? A Dialogue on Relativism (1994) and numerous journal articles.

David R. Morrow is a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University. He is the coauthor of A Workbook for Arguments, Second Edition (2015) and numerous papers in applied ethics.