Introduction to Philosophy: A Survey
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 350
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 348
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Introduction to Philosophy: A Survey provides the opportunity to introduce philosophy and its three main divisions: metaphysics, epistemology and axiology. It also presents the possibility for a sustained discussion about the relation of philosophy to religion, history, morality, rationality, and how to live a meaningful life. The final several readings allow for a substantial engagement with the philosophy of technology. In this text you will find a sample of primary source writings by Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Nietzsche, Heidegger and others. Plato’s dialogues dominate the text, as any introduction to philosophy must take a deep dive into the concerns and style of Platonic philosophy. Principle to this exposure is a confrontation with Socrates and his methods and maxims presented in the early dialogues. Additionally, short secondary sources introduce certain texts and other philosophers.
Preface
Introduction
Plato
Introduction
Euthyphro
Introduction
Euthyphro
Apology
Introduction
Apology
Crito
Introduction
Crito
Meno
Introduction
On the Ideas of Plato
Meno
Ion
Introduction
Ion
Rebulic (On Justice)
Book I
Excerpts From The Republic
Aristotle
Nicomachean Ethics Excerpts
Book I
Book II
Book X
The Enchiridion
Introduction
The Enchiridion
Discourse on The Method of Rightly Conducting The Reason, and Seeking Truth in the Sciences
Prefatory Note by The Author
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part VI
Kant’s Spectacles
Hegel’s Dialectic
Nietzsche
On the Use and Abuse of History for Life
The Question Concerning Technology
The Ideology of Machines
Focal Things and Practices
Appendix 1 Images
The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio
The School of Athens by Raphael
Appendix 2 Timeline
Chronological order of major philosophers
Appendix 3 Why Major in Philosophy
A $75 Million Bet on the Humanities
Steve Stakland is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Northern Virginia Community College. He has taught philosophy courses since 2012 at Howard University, The University of Maryland and The Catholic University of America. Steve studied philosophy and horticulture at Brigham Young University. He has a master’s degree in soil science from Utah State University and earned a master’s in philosophy from the Catholic University of America. He is currently finishing his Ph.D. in the philosophy of education at the University of Maryland. His dissertation is a phenomenological study of non-face-to-face undergraduate education. He lives in Washington D.C. with his wife and three children.