{"product_id":"world-philosophies-a-historical-introduction-paperback","title":"World Philosophies: A Historical Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid E. Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis popular text has now been revised to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the growing number of people interested in all the main philosophical traditions of the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces all the main philosophical systems of the world, from ancient times to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNow includes new sections on Indian and Persian thought and on feminist and environmental philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe preface and bibliography have also been updated.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a highly successful textbook author.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince it was first published in 1996, World Philosophies has been widely acclaimed as the most authoritative and wide-ranging single volume history of Eastern and Western philosophy, from ancient times to the present day. This popular book has now been revised to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the growing number of people interested in all the main philosophical traditions of the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVedanta, Taoism, Platonism, Islamic and Jewish mysticism, Zen Buddhism, Cartesianism, Kantian Idealism, Marxism, Pragmatism, Phenomenology and Existentialism, Analytical Philosophy and Postmodernism are among the movements discussed. New to the second edition are additional sections on aspects of Indian and Persian thought and on feminist and environmental philosophy. All these philosophical systems are viewed as attempts to provide integrated accounts of the place of human beings within the wider order of things, and to determine in the light of these philosophies the proper conduct of human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid E. Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham and Director of the Durham Institute of Comparative Ethics'. He is the author of a number of books, including Metaphor (1986) and Existentialism (1990, second edition 1999). He is also editor of A Companion to Aesthetics (1992), and four volumes in the series Philosophy: The Classic Readings - Aesthetics (1997), Ethics (1997), Epistemology (1999) and Metaphysics (2000). These titles are all published by Blackwell Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.67 x 9.64 x 6.74 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132663468167,"sku":"9780631232612","price":89.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d0b87cda08784fe35b8e63f23f6ec123.webp?v=1732628273","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/world-philosophies-a-historical-introduction-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}