University Press of America
Pages: 172
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Trim: 9 x 6
978-0-8191-3889-7 • Paperback • April 1984 • $62.99 • (£48.00)
Gerald F. Kreyche is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University.
A concise, personal account of the lives and views of major Western philosophers in their cultural context. The relaxed and witty style of Professor Kreyche's writing coaches students to a solid elementary understanding of key philosophical problems and solutions offered in classical, medieval, modern, and contemporary philosophy. Review questions prod readers to philosophical reflection. This text is an inexpensive aid to anthologies of primary introductory philosophy courses or in general education programs....
— Raymond M. Herbenick, University of Dayton
A handy and well informed overview of philosophical arguments from Socrates to Sartre. Tailored to beginning students and replete with 'study helps', the book should be useful in introductory courses in Western philosophy and social theory.
— Tatiana Yu. Danilchenko, Packey J. Dee Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
A handy and well informed overview of philosophical arguments from Socrates to Sartre. Tailored to beginning students and replete with 'study helps', the book should be useful in introductory courses in Western philosophy and social theory.
— Tatiana Yu. Danilchenko, Packey J. Dee Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
A concise, personal account of the lives and views of major Western philosophers in their cultural context. The relaxed and witty style of Professor Kreyche's writing coaches students to a solid elementary understanding of key philosophical problems and solutions offered in classical, medieval, modern, and contemporary philosophy. Review questions prod readers to philosophical reflection. This text is an inexpensive aid to anthologies of primary introductory philosophy courses or in general education programs....
— Raymond M. Herbenick, University of Dayton