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This unique introduction to philosophy is designed as a companion volume to a number of classic philosophical texts widely used in first- and upper-year philosophy courses. While remaining clear and readable, Inroads provides detailed analyses of fundamental issues in metaphysics and morals: the existence of God, the meaning of death, and the elements and definitions of the 'good life' for humankind. Combining a historical with a systematic approach, Murray Miles's work straddles the customary divisions between ancient and modern, and Anglo-American and continental European philosophy. In each of its five main parts - in turn, focusing on Socrates, Plato, Descartes, Hume, and Sartre - Inroads discusses, from a philosophical rather than a religious or scientific perspective, those questions that make up the common inheritance of academic philosophy and ethico-religious thought. Other features include a detailed glossary of philosophical terms, suggestions for further reading, and questions for reflection and review. Inroads is a useful text for first-year undergraduate courses or, equally, a sound resource for the general reader looking for a good grounding in philosophy and its history.

Book details

Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy History of Western philosophy

• Full title: Inroads
• Subtitle: Paths in Ancient and Modern Western Philosophy
• Author: Murray Miles
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 690
• EAN: 9780802085313
• ISBN: 0802085318
• ID: 04711075
• Publisher: University Of Toronto Press
• Weight: 915 g
• Dimensions: 223 × 151 × 46 mm
• Date of publishing: 11. July 2003

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