{"product_id":"reading-philosophy-isbn-9781119094678","title":"Reading Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA key introductory philosophy textbook, making use of an innovative, interactive technique for reading philosophical texts\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Philosophy: Selected Texts with a Method for Beginners, Second Edition, \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a unique approach to reading philosophy, requiring students to engage with material as they read. It contains carefully selected texts, commentaries on those texts, and questions for the reader to think about as they read. It serves as starting points for both classroom discussion and independent study. The texts cover a wide range of topics drawn from diverse areas of philosophical investigation, ranging over ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, and political philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edition has been updated and expanded. New chapters discuss the moral significance of friendship and love, the subjective nature of consciousness and the ways that science might explore conscious experience. And there are new texts and commentary in chapters on doubt, self and moral dilemmas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuides readers through the experience of active, engaged philosophical reading \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents significant texts, contextualized for newcomers to philosophy \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes writings by philosophers from antiquity to the late 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains commentary that provides the context and background necessary for discussion and argument \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrompts readers to think through specific questions and to reach their own conclusions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis an ideal resource for beginning students in philosophy, as well as for anyone wishing to engage with the subject on their own. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrefaces to First and Second Edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources and Acknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Doubt 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Problem 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Descartes 8\u003cbr\u003eRene Descartes, ‘First Meditation: What Can Be Called into Doubt’ 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Descartes 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Moore 17\u003cbr\u003eG. E. Moore, ‘Proof of an External World’ (extracts) 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Moore 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Self 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Problem 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Descartes 28\u003cbr\u003eRene Descartes, ‘Second Meditation: Of the Nature of the Human Mind…’ (extract) 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Descartes 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Ryle 35\u003cbr\u003eGilbert Ryle, ‘Descartes’ Myth’ 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Ryle 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Tragedy 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Problem 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Hume 52\u003cbr\u003eDavid Hume, ‘Of Tragedy’ 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Hume 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Feagin 63\u003cbr\u003eSusan L. Feagin, ‘The Pleasures of Tragedy’ 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Feagin 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Dilemma 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Problem 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Lemmon 80\u003cbr\u003eE. J. Lemmon, ‘Moral Dilemmas’ (extract) 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Lemmon 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Foot 89\u003cbr\u003ePhilippa Foot, ‘Moral Dilemmas Revisited’ (extracts) 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Foot 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Nussbaum 100\u003cbr\u003eMartha C. Nussbaum, ‘The Costs of Tragedy: Some Moral Limits of Cost‐Benefit Analysis’ (extract) 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Nussbaum 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Friendship 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Problem 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Aristotle 121\u003cbr\u003eAristotle, \u003ci\u003eNicomachean Ethics, \u003c\/i\u003eBook VIII (extracts) 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Aristotle 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Stroud 129\u003cbr\u003eSarah Stroud, ‘Epistemic Partiality in Friendship’ (extracts) 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Stroud 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Equality 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Problem 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Williams 150\u003cbr\u003eBernard Williams, ‘The Idea of Equality’ (extracts) 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Williams 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Nozick 173\u003cbr\u003eRobert Nozick, \u003ci\u003eAnarchy, State and Utopia \u003c\/i\u003e(extracts) 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Nozick 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Identity 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Problem 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Locke 186\u003cbr\u003eJohn Locke, \u003ci\u003eAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding \u003c\/i\u003e(extracts) 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Locke 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Williams 199\u003cbr\u003eBernard Williams, ‘The Self and the Future’ 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Williams 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Freedom 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Problem 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Schopenhauer 220\u003cbr\u003eArthur Schopenhauer, \u003ci\u003ePrize Essay on the Freedom of the Will \u003c\/i\u003e(extracts) 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Schopenhauer 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Wolf 237\u003cbr\u003eSusan Wolf, ‘Asymmetrical Freedom’ (extract) 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Wolf 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Consciousness 253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Problem 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Nagel 254\u003cbr\u003eThomas Nagel, ‘What Is It Like to Be a Bat?’ (extracts) 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Nagel 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Churchland 266\u003cbr\u003ePatricia Churchland, ‘The Hornswoggle Problem’ (extracts) 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Churchland 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Causality 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Problem 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Hume 280\u003cbr\u003eDavid Hume, \u003ci\u003eA Treatise of Human Nature, Book I \u003c\/i\u003e(extracts from Part III) 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Hume 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Anscombe 300\u003cbr\u003eG. E. M. Anscombe, ‘Causality and Determination’ (extract) 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Anscombe 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Qualities 313\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Some Problems 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Boyle and Locke 315\u003cbr\u003eRobert Boyle, \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Forms and Qualities \u003c\/i\u003e(extracts) 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Boyle 318\u003cbr\u003eJohn Locke, \u003ci\u003eAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding \u003c\/i\u003e(extract from Book II, Chapter VIII) 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Locke 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Berkeley 332\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Berkeley, \u003ci\u003eThe Principles of Human Knowledge \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThree Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous \u003c\/i\u003e(extracts) 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Berkeley 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading and Resources 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 351\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Guttenplan\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, retiring after nearly 35 years in Birkbeck's philosophy department. Professor Guttenplan was the founding Executive Editor of the interdisciplinary journal \u003ci\u003eMind \u0026amp; Languagein\u003c\/i\u003e 1986 and he served in that capacity for five and then sixteen years from 2000, continuing now as an Editor. His research interests include the philosophies of mind, language, philosophical logic, and ethics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Hornsby\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London. She is Emeritus Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, of the British Academy, and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Janaway\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton. He is general editor of the Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer, and has published widely in the history of philosophy, particularly on Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, and in aesthetics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Schwenkler\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Florida State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnscombe's 'Intention': A Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. Professor Schwenkler's research is in the philosophy of mind and action, ethics, epistemology, and cognitive science.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This edition enhances an already outstanding resource, offering a practical guide to important new topics - such as friendship and consciousness - and philosophers including Aristotle, Ryle, and Nussbaum.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Guy Longworth,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWarwick University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book is very well done, with an attractive combination of breadth and depth. Too often, introductory textbooks are comprehensive at the cost of serious attention to important specifics. This book helps the introductory student get down to the careful work of doing philosophy.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--David Sosa,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Texas at Austin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eReading Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent introduction to philosophy, especially as it is practiced in the analytic tradition. Students are given the opportunity to learn how to identify conclusions and premises of key arguments and enter into conversation with the readings. I know of no other text which introduces students to the practice of philosophy as this one does.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Roger P. Ebertz,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Dubuque\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning to think philosophically requires reading and understanding philosophical argument, which can be prohibitively dense and technical for those who genuinely want to engage with the subject, either on their own or in the context of an introductory course. \u003ci\u003eReading Philosophy: Selected Texts with a Method for Beginners, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e overcomes this difficulty by training readers in the work of active reading, abstract thinking, and critical analysis through concise editorial commentaries that interact with primary readings curated to introduce foundational concepts in philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnlike introductory books which summarize the views of major thinkers, \u003ci\u003eReading Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e requires the reader to \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e philosophy by tracing the arguments that make those views significant through the primary texts themselves. The volume is organized thematically around topics drawn from diverse areas of philosophical investigation - including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, and political philosophy - and each chapter contains a conceptual overview, introductions to the texts and their authors, and interactive commentaries on the readings. In addition to expanded treatment of doubt, self, and moral dilemmas, chapters new to the second edition discuss the moral significance of friendship and love, the subjective nature of consciousness, and the ways that science might explore conscious experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirect and methodical, the expanded second edition of \u003ci\u003eReading Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e preserves what is fascinating about philosophy while facilitating its serious study, strengthening the book's reputation for helping beginning students and general readers alike to appreciate the richness of the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989917876453,"sku":"NP9781119094678","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119094678.jpg?v=1761785902","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/reading-philosophy-isbn-9781119094678","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}