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Philosophical Traditions: A Text with Readings [Paperback]

Louis P. Pojman (Author)
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0534262864 978-0534262860 August 6, 1997 1
This text is a fresh approach to the Western traditions of philosophy that includes readings of manageable length for the typical undergraduate student. Its approach encourages critical thinking about philosophical issues by offering appropriate readings and explanations, as well as straightforward demonstrations of the implications of the book's featured arguments and ideas.


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"Louis Paul Pojman grew up in Cicero, Illinois in the 1940s and '50s. He attended Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary, from which he received a M.A. and Ph.D. in Religion. In 1969 he was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Copenhagen and in 1970 a Rockefeller Fellow at Hamburg University. He received his D.Phil. in Philosophy from Oxford University in 1997. His first position was at the University of Notre Dame, after which he taught at the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Mississippi, where for three years he served as the Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. In 1995 he accepted an offer to become Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has recently been a Visiting Professor at Brigham Young University in Utah and a Visiting Fellow at Oxford University. Louis Pojman is the author or editor of over 30 books and 80 articles. He has won several research and teaching awards, including the Burlington Northern Award for Outstanding Teaching and Scholarship (1988) and the Outstanding Scholar/Teacher in the Humanities at the University of Mississippi (1994). He and his wife are avid hikers, bikers, and environmentalists (life-time members of the Sierra Club). They have two children."

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Louis Paul Pojman grew up in Cicero, Illinois in the 1940s and ?50s. He attended Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary, from which he received a M.A. and Ph.D. in Religion. In 1969 he was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Copenhagen and in 1970 a Rockefeller Fellow at Hamburg University. He received his D.Phil. in Philosophy from Oxford University in 1997. His first position was at the University of Notre Dame, after which he taught at the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Mississippi, where for three years he served as the Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. In 1995 he accepted an offer to become Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has recently been a Visiting Professor at Brigham Young University in Utah and a Visiting Fellow at Oxford University. Louis Pojman is the author or editor of over 30 books and 80 articles. He has won several research and teaching awards, including the Burlington Northern Award for Outstanding Teaching and Scholarship (1988) and the Outstanding Scholar/Teacher in the Humanities at the University of Mississippi (1994). He and his wife are avid hikers, bikers, and environmentalists (life-time members of the Sierra Club). They have two children.

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  • Paperback: 624 pages
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 1 edition (August 6, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0534262864
  • ISBN-13: 978-0534262860
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,140,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Lewis Vaughn is the former editor of Free Inquiry magazine and the former executive editor of the philosophy journal Philo. The late Louis P. Pojman was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Making the best of philosophy acessible, November 1, 2002
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This is simply the best general introduction to philosophy presently available. The only competitor I know is Modern Philosophy, from Roger Scruton, which is more vast, but not so extremely clear and readable as Pojman's book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Clarity, Thoroughness and Excellent Selections, February 24, 2011
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It has been three years since I read this book, but I cannot imagine a better presentation of various philosophical positions. Pojman explains all of the major views with care and unpacks the strengths and objections to various positions. In addition to this, he includes a healthy dose of selections from the actual philosophers that introduced these perspectives.

This book chronologically covers logic, schools of thought in ancient Greece and even the rise of Post-Modernism. Pojman gives an excellent presentation of Western Philosophy, but another text will be needed if one wishes to touch upon eastern thought.
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