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World philosophies

an historical introduction

By Cooper, David A.

Publishers Summary:
From ancient philosophy to postmodernism, this new work is the most authoritative and up-to-date single-volume introduction to the history of Eastern and Western philosophy. These philosophical systems are viewed as attempts, above all, to provide integrated accounts of the place of human beings within the wider order of things, and to determine in the light of these philosophies the proper conduct of human life. This timely and authoritative work will serve as the ideal introduction to philosophy, in all areas of the history of philosophy, Western and non-Western.

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ISBN
978-0-63118-867-4
Publisher
Oxford, OX, UK ; Blackwell, 1996.


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Reviewed on December 1, 1995

Cooper is an imaginative philosopher--the author of Metaphor (Blackwell, 1986), the best book on its subject. He has written one of the few histories of philosophy that gives nearly equal time to non-Western thought, and he has traced the main ideas without getting bogged down in detail or lapsing into vapid generalizations. Ultimately, Cooper's task is impossible. Concentration o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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