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ROOTS OF WISDOM invites students to explore many perennial, thought-provoking insights of critical philosophical inquiry. No other book offers such breadth of multicultural coverage coupled with the clear, concise, and approachable writing style that Mitchell offers. Women philosophers and non-Western philosophies are integrated throughout as they relate to the canon. Mitchell uses popular culture to illustrate timeless philosophical problems, using extremely accessible examples of cartoons, poetry, movies, and references to popular music that bring the issues of philosophy to life for the student. This new edition further integrates the multicultural themes and non-Western perspectives with greater attention paid to the Peoples of the Americas thread and a broadened focus on non-Western concepts of reality.

Key Feature

  • The text's broad multicultural perspective offers students a glimpse into many different philosophies from around the world.
  • The author's clear, concise writing style is paired with examples from popular culture, cartoons, and excerpts from poetry and prose to make the text accessible and engaging-bringing the study of philosophy to life.
  • Each chapter includes a box of primary material entitled "Philosophers Speak for Themselves," featuring philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, and Wollstonecraft, giving students familiarity with the actual language used by philosophers.
  • The text corresponds to Mitchell's The Love of Wisdom telecourse, with photographs throughout that tie the two together for students using both products.
  • "Doing Philosophy" boxes explore real-life dilemmas, demonstrating how students can engage in philosophy. "How Philosophy Works" boxes form a mini-course in logic, connecting directly to the arguments in each chapter.
  • Suggestions "For Further Thought" and "For Further Exploration" provide critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter, as well as lists of popular fiction and non-fiction readings and movies that will help students expand their exploration of philosophy.

New to this Edition
  • New material on Nahua worldview is incorporated throughout the text, giving students broader exposure to and better understanding of Peoples of the Americas.
  • Chapter 4, now titled "Philosophy and Ultimate Reality," offers students a broader focus that includes both non-Western and non-traditional Western approaches to philosophy. Additions include the Sufi view of Fana: Annihilation in God; a look at the impersonal, sacred force called "teotl" in Nahua metaphysics; a fuller explanation of the views of Alfred North Whitehead and others; and a section on Secular Humanism, among others.
  • Chapter 9, "Social Philosophy: Am I My Brother's or Sister's Keeper?" features new material comparing Cesar Chavez (and Delores Huerta) and the United Farm Workers with Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales and "La Raza unida." Like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, this pair reflects the tension between assimilation and separatism, giving students additional insights into this timely issue of universal concern.
  • New "How Philosophy Works" boxes include "Worldviews" and "Logic: A Method for Evaluating Arguments" (Chapter 1); and "The Ship of Theseus Paradox" (Chapter 2).
  • New "Doing Philosophy" boxes include "Body/Mind/BodyMind" (Chapter 3); "Neurotheology: The Biological Basis of Spirituality" (Chapter 4); and "Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence" (Chapter 8).
  • Chapter 10, "Ethics. What Will It Be: Truth or Consequences?" features an expanded discussion of Ecocentrism that includes Aldo Leopold's land ethic and Arne Naess's deep ecology, along with the Gwich-'in who live just outside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In addition, the section on Ecofeminism now features the ideas of Karen Warren and a poem from Julia Butterfly Hill.
  • The Fifth Edition can easily be customized to fit your unique course needs. Create your perfect text online using the intuitive TextChoice engine from Cengage Learning Custom Solutions (www.textchoice.com). Log on today to build your text-pick and choose which chapters to include. You can add readings from Proteus-a database of more than 18,000 pages from the history of philosophy, featuring Hackett editions-and you can even add your own materials. Log on to www.textchoice.com to sample and create your custom text in an easy, automated fashion; or contact your local Cengage Learning representative for assistance.

Table of Contents
Preface.
Part One: WHAT IS EVERYTHING REALLY LIKE?
      Questions of Metaphysics. Historical Interlude A: A Worldwide Context for Western Philosophy.
      1. Why Philosophy? Is This All There Is?
      2. Reality and Being. Is What You See What You Get?
      Historical Interlude B: Philosophy and Early Christianity.
      3. Human Nature. Who or What Are We, and What Are We Doing Here?
      4. Philosophy and Ultimate Reality. Is Anyone in Charge?
Part Two: HOW AM I TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD?
      Questions of Epistemology. Historical Interlude C: From the Medieval to the Modern World.
      5. Knowledge Sources. Do You See What I See?
      6. Truth Tests. Do You Swear to Tell the Truth . . . ?
      7. Aesthetic Experience. Is Truth Beauty and Beauty Truth?
Part Three: BY WHAT VALUES SHALL I LIVE IN THE WORLD?
      Questions of Axiology. Historical Interlude D: From the Modern to the Post Modern World.
      8. Political Philosophy. Is Big Brother Watching?
      9. Social Philosophy. Am I My Brother's or Sister's Keeper?
      10. Ethics. What Will It Be: Truth or Consequences?
      Historical Interlude E: A Revolution in Philosophy?
      Appendix.
      Glossary.
      Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780495094852
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 532
  • Spine Width: 27 mm
  • Width: 183.5 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0495094854
  • Publisher Date: 31 Jan 2007
  • Edition: 0005-
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 980.64 gr


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