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An Introduction To Philosophy: Perennial Principles of the Classical Realist Tradition
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AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY by Daniel J. Sullivan is intended for the general reader as well as for the student. Its primary purpose is to present the elements of philosophy with simplicity and clarity in order to arouse that sense of wonder which Aristotle says is the beginning of the love of wisdom.
This well-structured overview begins with an historical study of phi ...more
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The title suggests that this book is an introduction to philosophy, but it's the subtitle that truly gets at what this book is about: the Classical Realist Tradition. In this sense, I would not recommend this as an introduction to philosophy per se, but as an introduction to the realist tradition. The historical introduction to philosophy only covers the Sophists, Socrates, Plat, and Aristotle (and perhaps Aquinas).
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This book wasn’t exactly what I was looking for, it focuses too much on medieval theologians like St Thomas and St Augustine.
The first part of the book was good though when it explains the history of Greek philosophy. There isa good section on social philosophy later in the book, but when he talks about Hobbes’ views he explains them well but fails to mention the “leviathan” although he basically explains it... but it is an important concept/word to mention. Same with Descartes, he gets a few me ...more
The first part of the book was good though when it explains the history of Greek philosophy. There isa good section on social philosophy later in the book, but when he talks about Hobbes’ views he explains them well but fails to mention the “leviathan” although he basically explains it... but it is an important concept/word to mention. Same with Descartes, he gets a few me ...more
The best introduction to philosophy there is.
I primarily came to this book for it's approach to philosophy in the Realist tradition. It was really helpful in understanding the foundations of the system for further reading.
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Pretty good over-view of classical and early modern philosophy. A bit too much emphasis on Judeo-christian philosophy, so it's bordering on Theology. Lot's of Thomas Aquinas quotes, which I already studied extensively in my Jurisprudence course at LSE when I completed my Law degree there. The chapters on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and the Sophists were the best
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An awesome Philosophy book that we covered in our Senior year. I really enjoyed it, though I think it may have been somewhat incomplete. It depends on what you're looking for, but it is a great read if you like Philosophy.
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Somehow, Sullivan manages to get St. Anselm wrong.....other than that it was a good introduction with an emphasis on perennial themes.
It's one of those books that after a 20 minute skim, you get the gist of what is going on and know that time is better spent elsewhere.
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