Philosophy: A Text with Readings
By Manuel Velasquez
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Velasquez's PHILOSOPHY: A TEXT WITH READINGS, 14th Edition, has been extensively revised to make complex philosophical concepts and arguments highly accessible to today's students while still exposing them to college-level writing. This edition is a perfect choice for first-time philosophy students as it covers a wide range of topics, including human nature, reality, truth, ethics, the meaning of life, diversity and social/political philosophy, all supported by primary sources that have been chosen for their readability and use of nontechnical language. This edition emphasizes critical-thinking and argument analysis activities that are carefully woven into the book's narrative.
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Velasquez's PHILOSOPHY: A TEXT WITH READINGS, 14th Edition, has been extensively revised to make complex philosophical concepts and arguments highly accessible to today's students while still exposing them to college-level writing. This edition is a perfect choice for first-time philosophy students as it covers a wide range of topics, including human nature, reality, truth, ethics, the meaning of life, diversity and social/political philosophy, all supported by primary sources that have been chosen for their readability and use of nontechnical language. This edition emphasizes critical-thinking and argument analysis activities that are carefully woven into the book's narrative.
MindTap offers additional readings and media assets to enhance your course and engagement. Auto-graded homework, chapter quizzes and tests provide summative assessment.
“Philosophy and Life” boxes relate philosophy to current issues such as sociobiology, psychology and neuroscience, with thought-provoking questions to spark further thought.
Selected original texts by important philosophers provide students with an authentic "philosophy experience" without requiring the instructor to take time to design a reader.
“Analyzing the Reading Boxes” appear alongside each primary source excerpt and contain questions to help students understand the source text and the arguments it advances.
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Chapter 1. The Nature of PhilosophyPreview this chapter
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