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"History of Western Philosophy" (9th Edition) Author: (US) Samuel Enoch Stumpf / (US) James Fetzer Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company Translator: Deng Xiaomang / Kuang Hong / etc.
"History of Western Philosophy" (9th Edition) Author: (US) Samuel Enoch Stumpf / (US) James Fetzer Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company Translator: Deng Xiaomang / Kuang Hong / etc.
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A bestseller for over 50 years, this highly acclaimed textbook on the history of Western philosophy is now available in a new edition
Easy-to-understand historical review, covering everything from classical texts to contemporary cutting-edge works
◎ Editor's Recommendation
☆Latest revised edition since the first edition in 1966
☆Introductory textbook for the History of Western Philosophy course
☆Translated by Deng Xiaomang and Kuang Hong, with a preface by He Zhaowu
☆Appreciate the depth of Western philosophy history with a "broad vision"
◎ Introduction
This book provides an accessible historical overview of philosophical thought, supplemented by a wealth of invaluable primary texts. This is a comprehensive, historically informed introduction to philosophy that conveys the richness of the subject and provides students with a specialist understanding of the development of Western philosophy. It covers the major contributions of the most influential philosophers of Western civilization in a lively, accessible style.
The new edition retains the ideological and writing concepts that made the original book popular for several editions, and has been revised in chronology and style to keep up with the times. It also adds a section on "Political Philosophy" at the end of Chapter 20, which uses restrained space to present the essence of Rawls and Nozick's thoughts. This book is accompanied by important vocabulary, extended reading and other sections for readers' convenience.
◎ About the Translator
Deng Xiaomang: Professor of Philosophy Department, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Kuang Hong: Lecturer at the Law School of Hengyang Normal University.
◎ Celebrity recommendation
"This book is an excellent source of primary and secondary material for any survey course, as well as for history-based, topical, or problem-based courses. I have used this text or portions of it for over a decade in introductory and other courses. No book is a one-size-fits-all, but this one comes close!"
—Philip Fortier, University of Detroit
“This is the best one-stop source of material I have encountered in my work as a lecturer in the history of philosophy.”
—Joel Peddle, Morehouse College
“This is a well-written, detailed textbook that includes interpretations and primary sources, and provides a comprehensive account of the history of Western philosophy.”
—Michael Tune, Joliet Junior College
“This is the best one-volume history of philosophy available.”
—Walter Ott, Virginia Tech
About the Author · · · · · ·
◎ About the author
Samuel Enoch Stumpf, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Professor Emeritus of Law at Vanderbilt University, died in 1998 at the age of 80. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in business and finance from UCLA, a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in philosophy from the University of Chicago. He joined Vanderbilt in 1948 and served as Chairman of the Philosophy Department from 1952 to 1967. After five years as President of Cornell College, Professor Stumpf returned to Vanderbilt, where he remained until his retirement in 1984.
James Fieser is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He received his BA from Berea College and his MA and PhD in philosophy from Purdue University. He has authored and co-authored ten textbooks and edited the ten-volume Early Responses to Hume and the five-volume Scottish Common Sense Philosophy. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (www.iep.utm.edu). His personal website can be accessed at www.utm.edu/staff/jfieser.
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