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Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy, 4th Ed.

11 reviews
Rene Descartes, Donald Cress

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1999

Rene Descarte
This is an excellent book with good reading and meditations to just sit back relax and enjoy.

Handbook of Epictetus

4 reviews
Epictetus

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1983

A Great Introduction to Stoic Philosophy
Possibly the most famous Stoic Philosopher is Marcus Aurelius, whose "Meditations" was written, not to be read as a philosophic treatise, but rather as a personal journal, complete with seemingly random entries and no apparent structure. Moreover, it is clear from his "Meditations" that Marcus Aurelius was greatly influenced by the teachings of Epictetus. In fact, according to Aulus Gellius, ...

A Rulebook for Arguments

37 reviews
Anthony Weston

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2000

Brilliant
It was short, easy to read, very clear language, and well worth $6.95 It is sort of a Cliffs Notes on Logic and Critical Thinking. The only thing I didn't like was the title, it leads to a general misunderstanding of the point of the book. But if more people understood the difference between an argument and quarrelling, they might understand why mastering what is in this book is important to ...

On Free Choice of the Will

7 reviews
Saint Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Williams

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1993

excellent text for considering the impact of Christianity on Platonism and vice-versa
If you were looking for a significant and representative but introductory level medieval Christian philosophy text, you would be hard pressed to find one better than this. When I teach intro to philosophy, I often choose representative texts from the ancient, medieval, early Modern, and roughly contemporary periods. I start with Plato, either the Apology or the Meno or both. Then we read this ...

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

15 reviews
David Hume

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1993

As Exciting and Thought-Provoking as Philosophy Gets
Hume, I and many others think, was the greatest philosopher to have written in English, and this is the book to pick up if you want to introduce yourself to Saint David's distinctive brand of classical empiricism. This is a must-read for anyone with even a passing interest in philosophy, and it's hard for me to see how anyone interested in the history of modern thought can avoid reading this ...

Free Will and Determinism: A Dialogue

1 review
Clifford Williams

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1980

a good little introduction to the free will debates
I found this book to be a useful introduction to the free will debates. One character is a compatiblist, the other a hard determinist, and the other an indeterminist-free willist. While the free-willist's position sometimes seems to be presented as a rather weak position (perhaps it's difficult not to do this!), this book will very much help the introductory student see the forest for the trees ...

The Trial and Death of Socrates

12 reviews
Plato

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2001

In the name of Iran
This book was pleseant to read because Socrates was accused of corrupting of young Greek people's mind. Socrates made mockery of his trial. Eventually, he was convicted and was order to drink poison to die.

Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668

5 reviews
Thomas Hobbes

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1994

Excellent edition
There are lots of editions of Leviathan around, so why buy this one? The things the editor, Ed Curely, has done to make this edition accessible yet scholarly, like: 1. Updated spelling and punctuation. Although I personally miss Hobbes' original spelling (see the Penguin edition for that), as a teacher I appreciate Ed's making it easier for beginners to read Hobbes' words. 2. Index. Most ...

Symposium

3 reviews
Plato

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1989

Plato's famous and influential examination of love
It is rather difficult to review Plato's Symposium from a modern viewpoint. The attempts by Agathon's guests, including Socrates, to define love are largely based on the love of boys rather than women. While that is a difficult concept for me to ponder, I recognize that such a social custom prevailed to some degree in ancient Athens and will attempt to offer an unbiased view of the text. ...

Walden Two

38 reviews
B. F. Skinner

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2005

Skinner at his best
The book "Walden Two" by B.F.Skinner is excellent. It is written in a story form so most of us will not get lost with the psychology jargon, and the story is very interesting and moves right along.For those of you not familiar with his work Skinner explains what behavioral engineering is and his main charcter uses this as his platfrom for a utopic society. I liked many things about Waldon Two how ...

A Study of Spinoza's Ethics

3 reviews
Jonathan Francis Bennett

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1984

Persistence required
I grew up in science and have only recently found philosophy. So once past Philosophy for Dummies I can find myself in serious trouble. Bennett is not easy, perhaps harder to read than Spinoza. But he allows me to catch my breath with his generous examples, and I learn process while working on content. A degree in philosophy is not a prerequisite to read this book, but persistence is. Spinoza ...

Protagoras

1 review
Plato, Stanley Lombardo, ...

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1992

Ugh
The most outstanding thing about this book is the translation. Absolutely horrific. The author seems to have tried to modernize the language so it would be accessible to a wider reading audience. Probably an audience of ghetto high school students since charaters are saying things like "What's up?", "It's pretty obvious", and "I guess so." This translation is not worth buying for personal ...

Confucian Moral Self Cultivation

4 reviews
Philip J. Ivanhoe

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2000

Excellent overview!
Ivanhoe provides a readable and reliable overview of some of the major figures in Confucianism from over 2,500 years. Each Confucian is discussed in terms of two themes: the relative emphasis he gives to study and reflection, and his conception of human nature. Confucius himself was somewhat ambiguous on these points (leading to much dispute among later followers). Mencius, since he believed ...

Writing With Sources: A Guide for Students

3 reviews
Gordon Harvey

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1998

Great For Historiography!
This book is a great supplement for history students. It is short and to the point, it reads well and it has valuable information about integrating sources into term papers, theses and dissertations. It provides how-to information on writing historically that other writer's manuals do not.

The Essential Iliad

2 reviews
Homer, Sheila Murnaghan

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2000

Excellent translation
I really enjoy this translation. I think it's perfect for the classroom and is very easy to read. It's clear, and the language isn't so heightened that people are intimidated by it. This is a must for any college student.

Buddhism as Philosophy: An Introduction
Mark Siderits

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2007

In this clear, concise account, Siderits makes the Buddhist tradition accessible to a Western audience, offering generous selections from the canonical Buddhist texts and providing an engaging, analytical introduction to the basic tenets of Buddhist thought.

On Liberty (HPC Classics Series)

29 reviews
John Stuart Mill

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1978

The great defender of individual liberty
John Stuart Mill, 1806-73, worked for the East India Co. helped run Colonial India from England. Minister of Parliament 1865-68 he served one term. Maiden speech was a disaster his second was great success. He was first MP to propose that women should be given the vote on equal footing with the men who could vote. He got 1/3 support, England gives franchise to women after U.S. He was a great ...

On Great Writing (On the Sublime)
Longinus

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1991

On Crimes and Punishments
Cesare Beccaria

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1986

The Daodejing of Laozi

4 reviews
Laozi

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2003

!!!!!Correction
The publisher and ISBN number for this book are listed incorrectly. I have sent Amazon several messages attempting to get this corrected but to no avail! My translation of the Daodejing is now published by Hackett Publishing Company. The ISBN number is 0872207021. The previous publisher has no legal right to sell copies of my book. Please see the Hackett web page to order this volume.

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