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Distilled from Donald Palmer's more than 30 years of teaching experiences, this approachable text exemplifies Dr. Palmer's very successful light-hearted approach to teaching introduction to philosophy. Through the use of humor, drawings, charts, and diagrams, serious philosophical topics come alive for the readers--without compromising the seriousness of the subject matter. The text can be used as a core text or as a supplement to any reader.
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Palmer (emeritus, College of Marin) says this is not the philosophy book composed entirely of jokes that Wittgenstein once proposed, quite. He takes philosophy seriously but not gravely as a way to introduce the discipline to students. The latest edition includes new cartoon-like illustrations and enhances the sections of the pre-Socratics, Descartes, and Kantian thought. No dates are mentioned for earlier ones. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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