Socrates to Sartre (Hardcover)

by Samuel Enoch Stumpf (Author)

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Since its publication in 1966, "Socrates to Sartre" has maintained its position as a clear, accessible and historically arranged undergraduate introduction to philosophy. This fifth edition adds coverage of 20th-century philosophers such Richard Rorty and Maurice Merlea-Ponty. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; 6 edition (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072425334
• ISBN-13: 978-0072425338
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,781,636 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quick analysis of author S. Stumpf, August 31, 2002

By	Gerard J. Sagliocca "gerard_socialcritic" (schenectady, ny United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Professor Stumpf has done an excellent job at clearly describing all the key philosophical ideas and the awsome men who introduced them... beginning with the early Greek thinkers and moving chronologically to late 20th century philosophers. So the title of his latest edition should probably be slightly changed to reflect this latest reality.

Stumpf has taken the fog out of philosophy and instead has given the interested reader mostly sunlight from which to study these great ideas that have guided civilization to its present state.

Ironically, though, I find it odd that Stumpf book is not widely used, as I believe that it should be, throughout U.S. colleges and universities!

This may be due to the old silent fact that most college professors order textbooks for students that are exceedingly difficult to read, thus hoping that students will spend more time reading these foggy textbooks when in reality students end up not reading these foggy books at all. So college professors must begin changing their textbook selection criteria and start ordering textbooks that are, above all, well written and easy to follow as Stumpf's book clearly is.

Gerard J. Sagliocca, P.E.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Desktop Reference to Philosophy, May 17, 2000

By	Jeffrey Sykes (Overland Park, KS United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Socrates to Sartre: A History of Philosophy (Hardcover)

Socrates to Sartre is a great book to use to understand the basic thought of any philosopher. The greatest strenghts of the book lie in the analysis of philosophy up to the modern period. In particular the book seems thin on the areas of existential philosophy and post-modern thought. Those limitations acknowledged, I would recommend this book for any person trying to crack the world of philosophy. Make sure you get another book if you want to understand the thought of 19th century or 20th century philosophers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for any Philosophy student, April 12, 2000

By	d wilson "Visitor from a Perpendicular Universe" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Socrates to Sartre: A History of Philosophy (Hardcover)

I recommend this book to anyone studying Philosophy. I majored in Phil in college and owe a great deal to "Socrates to Sartre" for helping me understand so many abstract concepts. It is writen in contemporary english so it is much easier to understand than many of the philosophers' own writing. The reader can follow the book as a historical text or use it as an encylopedia. All major theories by all major western philosophers are concisely broken down and explained. Examples are given. The book is structured in order of schools of thought and historical order. I swear one of my instructors must used this book for his lectures beacuse I used it for his classes and did very well. I don't mean to sound like I'm related to the author but this book is the best guide around.