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Mitchell presents students, academics, and general-interest readers with the seventh edition of her comprehensive introductory text covering the history of multiple philosophical traditions from around the world. The author has organized ten chapters that make up the main body of her text in three parts devoted to questions of metaphysics, questions of epistemology, and questions of axiology. Specific subjects covered include the worldwide context of Western philosophy, human nature, ultimate reality, aesthetic experience, and many others. Helen Buss Mitchell is a faculty member of Howard Community College, Maryland. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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ROOTS OF WISDOM, Seventh Edition, invites readers to explore universal and current philosophical issues through a rich tapestry of perspectives including the ideas and traditions of men and women from the West, Asia, the Americas, and Africa. No other book offers such breadth of multicultural coverage coupled with a clear, concise, and approachable writing style. The author presents striking images to illustrate our diverse cultural inheritance, using fine art, cartoons, poetry, movies, current events, and popular music to bring the issues of philosophy to life. This edition includes a new discussion of "logos" and "mythos" as laid out by Karen Armstrong, material on calculative vs. meditative thinking from Heidegger, expanded treatment of sovereignty and citizenship with new discussion on the so-called "Arab Spring," and more.
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