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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
YA. Two University of Texas professors provide a multicultural account of philosophical thought and developments across nearly 4000 years. The volume is necessarily simplified but not simplistic, and the thoughts themselves are given precedent over the biographies of the thinkers. Divided into three historical movements?the search for singular truth, the conflict between faith and reason, modernism and postmodernism?terms are explained without condescension either to the subject or to readers. This is a book for serious yet not fully educated readers who want a clear and approachable introduction to an area of human endeavor. YAs who have discovered Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World (Farrar, 1994) or Camus's The Stranger will delight in finding a larger discussion of what, to them, may be wholly new ideas. While not a necessary purchase for YA collections where users have ready access to other adult materials, this small volume is an excellent purchase for secondary schools.?Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
"Short" histories of philosophy often have at least one of the following defects: they ignore some philosophers or movements that are significant in the discipline; they try to cover too much ground and give nothing more than a simplistic overview; or they wholly ignore philosophy that is not part of the Western tradition. Solomon and Higgins (A Short History of Philosophy, LJ 11/15/95) have happily avoided all three pitfalls here. Part one not only examines the Greek roots of Western philosophy but also looks at philosophical traditions in India, elsewhere in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Part two covers the period from the origins of Christianity to the rise of Islam to Adam Smith; Part three begins with Kant and ends with a brief look at postmodernism. Considering the ground covered in 132 pages, Solomon and Higgins have managed to keep their history clear and understandable, and the newcomer should have no difficulty tracing its development. Recommended for public libraries.?Terry C. Skeats, Bishop's Univ. Lib., Lennoxville, Quebec
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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YA. Two University of Texas professors provide a multicultural account of philosophical thought and developments across nearly 4000 years. The volume is necessarily simplified but not simplistic, and the thoughts themselves are given precedent over the biographies of the thinkers. Divided into three historical movements?the search for singular truth, the conflict between faith and reason, modernism and postmodernism?terms are explained without condescension either to the subject or to readers. This is a book for serious yet not fully educated readers who want a clear and approachable introduction to an area of human endeavor. YAs who have discovered Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World (Farrar, 1994) or Camus's The Stranger will delight in finding a larger discussion of what, to them, may be wholly new ideas. While not a necessary purchase for YA collections where users have ready access to other adult materials, this small volume is an excellent purchase for secondary schools.?Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
"Short" histories of philosophy often have at least one of the following defects: they ignore some philosophers or movements that are significant in the discipline; they try to cover too much ground and give nothing more than a simplistic overview; or they wholly ignore philosophy that is not part of the Western tradition. Solomon and Higgins (A Short History of Philosophy, LJ 11/15/95) have happily avoided all three pitfalls here. Part one not only examines the Greek roots of Western philosophy but also looks at philosophical traditions in India, elsewhere in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Part two covers the period from the origins of Christianity to the rise of Islam to Adam Smith; Part three begins with Kant and ends with a brief look at postmodernism. Considering the ground covered in 132 pages, Solomon and Higgins have managed to keep their history clear and understandable, and the newcomer should have no difficulty tracing its development. Recommended for public libraries.?Terry C. Skeats, Bishop's Univ. Lib., Lennoxville, Quebec
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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