Roots of Wisdom

by Helen Buss Mitchell

ROOTS OF WISDOM invites you to explore many thought-provoking insights of critical philosophical inquiry. No other book offers such breadth of multicultural coverage coupled with the clear, concise, and approachable writing style that Mitchell offers. Women philosophers and non-Western philosophies are integrated throughout as they relate to the canon. Mitchell uses popular culture to illustrate timeless philosophical problems, using extremely accessible examples of cartoons, poetry, movies, and references to popular music that bring the issues of philosophy to life. This new edition further integrates the multicultural themes and non-Western perspectives with greater attention paid to the Peoples of the Americas thread and a broadened focus on non-Western concepts of reality.

Genres: Philosophy, Reference, Textbooks, Nonfiction

532 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1995

Reviews

[Debbi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a life-saver. Took an online class in Philosophy and the teacher basically phoned it in. But, this book was informative and engaging. It made the class so much better than it could have been. A well-done introduction to the study of Philosophy. The author handled different areas of philosophy and religion without being condescending or dismissive about any of them. She treated each fairly. You could catch her enthusiasm about philosophy within the pages of this textbook. Highly recommended.

[Jifty Parojinog Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

i want to read this again

[Xime Ruiz · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5⭐/5

Es un buen libro para tener mayor cultura general. Me gusta la manera en que la autora lo presenta, es de fácil digestión.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Explores multiple philosophies, if you like to think about the nature of things you will probably realized someone already thought along the same lines as you, centuries ago!

[craig hensley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent text for introducing students to the field of philosophy.