INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

ISBN: 9781631890789 Géneros: HP Sinópsis: The reader Introduction to Philosophy challenges students to develop critical and analytical thinking skills by exploring substantive primary texts in philosophy In addition to familiar foundational philosophy texts the book includes sections on service learning and Jesuit tradition as a way to focus on issues of justice social responsibility and the role of the individual in society  The text opens with a reading on the what why and how of critical thinking to prepare students to fully and successfully engage with later material This is followed by selections from great thinkers including Plato Descartes Kierkegaard William James Kant and Martin Luther King Jr Students consider topics such as obedience to authority the will to believe the common good and education for social justice and social action  Introduction to Philosophy cultivates the habit of mind needed in the process of seeking answers to questions Even more importantly the material teaches students how to ask the questions themselves Fostering individual thought through indepth examination of seminal material the book is wellsuited to beginning courses in the disciplineDevonya Havis earned her PhD at Boston College and is now an associate professor of philosophy at Canisius College in New York Dr Havis39s areas of specialization include the philosophy of race African American philosophy and continental philosophy