Inroads
Paths in Ancient and Modern Western Philosophy
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2003
- Category
- General, Modern, Ancient & Classical, Criticism
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780802085313
- Publish Date
- Dec 2003
- List Price
- $69.00
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780802037442
- Publish Date
- Aug 2003
- List Price
- $152.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442655881
- Publish Date
- Dec 2003
- List Price
- $55.00
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Description
This unique introduction to philosophy is designed as a companion volume to a number of classic philosophical texts widely used in first- and upper-year philosophy courses. While remaining clear and readable, Inroads provides detailed analyses of fundamental issues in metaphysics and morals: the existence of God, the meaning of death, and the elements and definitions of the 'good life' for humankind.
Combining a historical with a systematic approach, Murray Miles's work straddles the customary divisions between ancient and modern, and Anglo-American and continental European philosophy. In each of its five main parts – in turn, focusing on Socrates, Plato, Descartes, Hume, and Sartre – Inroads discusses, from a philosophical rather than a religious or scientific perspective, those questions that make up the common inheritance of academic philosophy and ethico-religious thought. Other features include a detailed glossary of philosophical terms, suggestions for further reading, and questions for reflection and review. Inroads is a useful text for first-year undergraduate courses or, equally, a sound resource for the general reader looking for a good grounding in philosophy and its history.
About the author
Murray Miles is a professor of philosophy at Brock University.