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 | | The Philosophical Quest: A Cross-Cultural Reader by Gail M.; Struhl, Karsten J.; Olsen, Richard E. Presbey ISBN-10: 0072898674 ISBN-10: 0-07-289867-4 ISBN-13: 9780072898675 ISBN-13: 978-0-07-289867-5 Paperback 1999 McGraw-Hill College Find Lowest Price |
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Book Description This is a true cross-cultural anthology which presents philosophers from different cultures in dialogue with one another. The text includes selections from both traditional and contemporary Western and non-Western philosophy: African American, Latin American, and feminist philosophers as well as Asian, African, Native American, and Islamic philosophers. The reader is organized by topic, and highlights the similarities and differences between Western and Non-Western philosophers -- it arranges selections so that authors speak to one another across cultures. Chapter introductions and section introductions within chapters guide students. The second edition includes new sections on non-Western epistemology, the question of life after death, Rawls and criticism, and understanding others' experience and points of view. The authors have revised the more difficult sections of chapter 1 and have included more African, African American, and female philosophers, and more variety in the sections on social philosophy. | ||
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Philosophy Examined From A Variety of Cultural Viewpoints "The Philosophical Quest: A Cross-Cultural Reader" is an anthology containing short articles and excerpts dealing with such philosophical topics as ethics, philosophical of religion, and the nature of the mind. Unlike the vast majority of such anthologies, however, this book goes far beyond the perspective of mainstream Western (European and American) philosophical. In addition to articles and excerpts from well-known Western philosophers such as Descartes, J. S. Mill, Kant, etc., are perspectives on the same topics from Taoist, Buddhist, and Hindu sources, among others. This does a great deal to correct the problem of many philosophy textbooks which utterly ignore non-Western philosophical viewpoints. With short articles which are for the most part easy to read and understand, "The Philosophical Quest" presents the reader with many varied views on common topics of philosophy. Most of the articles are excerpts rather than entire treatises, so this book is not the source to go to for in-depth research on any viewpoint, but it is a good starting point for any student wishing to learn more about all philosophy and not just the philosophy of the West. | ||