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Title: Philosophy With Infotrac: A Text With Readings by Manuel G. Velasquez ISBN: 0-534-56181-0 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: October, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $83.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Highly Engaging
Comment: Of all the books on philosophy which I have purchased over the years (and have dispaired over), "Philosopy: A Text With Readings" is the only one that manages to be deeply engaging and rewarding, as well as comprehensive and capable of truly elucidating me on this expansive and illusive subject. The writing style is gentle, fluid, and personal. Manuel Valesquez writes in a way that is responsive to the modern sensibility of inclusiveness and respect. Because this book is so enjoyable it makes learning a pleasure instead of a chore. I recommend it enthusiastically!
Rating: 2
Summary: wrong edition
Comment: Seller advertised the wrong edition. Was very, very slow about communication. Never received the correct book.
Rating: 3
Summary: Bias toward analytic philosophy
Comment: While this text is serviceable for introduction to philosophy classes, I haven't used it in the sections I teach. The reason is one all to common in current philosophy textbooks: the editorial slant is decidedly toward contemporary analytic philosophy. While this philosophical movement is certainly significant, those of us in the more traditional, realist tradition find the academic imperialism of analytic philosophy a bit troublesome. This has affected this particular text's treatment of Aquinas and natural law, for example. The study questions devoted to this section demonstrate a rather dismissive and superficial understanding of the related issues. Having graduated at the B.A. level from the institution where the author teaches, I am familiar with the institutional bias on campus toward ideological "multiculturalism," and other contemporary PC "isms." During my own doctoral studies in philosophy, I shed such trendy scholarly prejudices. Classical realism is, and always has been, what I find to be the most substantial approach to the discipline. Unfortunately, those swimming with the tide of scholarly fashion, like Velasquez, attract the majority of those teaching in the field today. In fairness, the book does have many strengths. The ample primary texts included are a definite plus. The slick illustrations and study aids should help attract the limited attention spans of today's students. But the overall editorial stance is one dimensional, and does not reflect any interest in academic "inclusiveness" or "tolerance" regarding other approaches to philosophical texts--other than that of the analytic school. The best policy, in any case, is to focus on a few complete primary texts rather than employing the shot-gun blizzard of scattered readings typical of an introductory text.
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Title: Telecourse Study Guide for the Examined Life by J. P. White ISBN: 053456190X Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.95 |
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Title: Thinking Mathematically (2nd Edition) by Robert F. Blitzer ISBN: 0130656011 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 21 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $101.33 |
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Title: Oceanography With Infotrac: An Invitation to Marine Science by Tom Garrison ISBN: 053437557X Publisher: Brooks Cole Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $106.95 |
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Title: Democracy Under Pressure (Complete Version) by Milton Cummings, David Wise ISBN: 0155070029 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: 02 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $83.95 |
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Title: The Developing Person Through the Life Span by Kathleen Stassen Berger, Ross A. Thompson ISBN: 1572594292 Publisher: Worth Publishing Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $98.00 |
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