Inroads : : Paths in Ancient and Modern Western Philosophy / / Murray Miles.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015
• VerfasserIn: Miles, Murray,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Toronto Studies in Philosophy
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; PREFACE --; NOTE ON TEXTS AND QUOTATIONS --; INTRODUCTION: WHAT PHILOSOPHY IS --; PART ONE: SOCRATES AND THE ROAD TO WISDOM --; PART TWO: PLATO AND THE ROAD TO REALITY --; PART THREE: DESCARTES AND THE ROAD TO CERTAINTY --; PART FOUR: HUME AND THE ROAD BACK TO COMMON LIFE --; PART FIVE: SARTRE AND THE ROAD TO FREEDOM --; CONCLUSION --; GLOSSARY OF PHILOSOPHICAL TERMS --; INDEX OF NAMES
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442623323; 9783110667691; 9783110490954
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442623323
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Murray Miles.

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.