Does the Center Hold: An Introduction to Western Philosophy - Couverture souple

Palmer, Donald

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0767415809 ISBN 13 : 9780767415804

Editeur : Mayfield Publishing Co ,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

Does the Center Hold? is an entertaining, topically-organized introductory text with more than 500 original illustrations. The ideas and issues typically covered in introductory courses are presented here in a remarkably accessible and enjoyable manner. The author demonstrates that serious philosophical inquiry may be perplexing but is ultimately enlightening and liberating.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Donald Palmer received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Univ. of California, Berkeley and his Doctorate of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. He has published a number of philosophy books, including Looking at Philosophy, Does the Center Hold? and Why Its Hard to Be Good (McGraw-Hill), and, more popularly, Kierkegaard for Beginners, Sartre for Beginners, and Structuralism and Post-Structuralism for Beginners. He has recently completed a manuscript on Don Quixote titled Philosophy and Madness in La Mancha. He taught for many years at the College of Marin, in California, and finished his teaching career at North Carolina State University. He and his wife divide their time among North Carolina, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Lot Valley in Southwestern France.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mayfield Publishing Co ,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0767415809
• ISBN 13: 9780767415804
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible