Reading Philosophy
2 primary works
Book 4
Reading Philosophy
by Samuel Guttenplan, Jennifer Hornsby, and Christopher Janaway
Published 10 October 2002
This flexible introductory textbook explores several key themes in philosophy, and helps the reader learn to engage with the key arguments by introducing and analysing a selection of classic readings. * Fully integrated introductory text with readings for beginning students of philosophy. * Each chapter focusses on a core philosophical topic, and contains an introduction to the topic, 2 classic readings and interactive commentaries on the readings. * An introductory book which doesn't merely tell the reader about the subject, but requires them to engage philosophically with the text. * A pedagogical resource developed in the classroom by the authors at the University of London.
Book 5
Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject, this concise anthology brings together key texts in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. This title is designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject. It presents two contrasting pieces on each of six topics. Its texts range from Plato's famous critique of art in the "Republic" through Nietzsche's "The Birth of Tragedy" to Barthes' "The Death of the Author" and pieces in recent philosophical aesthetics from a number of traditions. Its interactive editorial commentary helps readers to engage with the philosophical train of thought. It explains the argumentative and historical context in which each piece was written. It includes questions for debate and suggestions for further reading.