Roots of Wisdom: A Tapestry of Philosophical Traditions

by Helen Buss Mitchell

ROOTS OF WISDOM, Sixth Edition, invites students to explore universal and current philosophical issues through a rich tapestry of perspectives including the ideas and traditions of men and women from the West, Asia, Peoples of the Americas, and Africa. No other book offers such breadth of multicultural coverage coupled with a clear, concise, and approachable writing style. Mitchell uses striking color and black and white images to illustrate our diverse cultural inheritance, using fine art, cartoons, poetry, movies, and popular music to bring the issues of philosophy to life for the student. This new edition features four new color inserts to illustrate philosophical themes as well as new material on animal intelligence, brain science, Asian approaches to war, and from President Obama's memoir on race and identity.

Genres: Philosophy, Reference, Textbooks, Nonfiction

560 pages, Paperback

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.