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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 160
EAN num: 9780495094852
ISBN number: 0495094854
Label: Wadsworth Publishing
Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 560
Printing Date: January 31, 2007
Publishing house: Wadsworth Publishing
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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.
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Kudos to Dr. Helen Mitchell, author of the most accessible philosophy textbook I've ever read! Finally.... a philosophy book that incorporates African, Indian, Asian, and Feminist Wisdom alongside traditional philosophers. Appealing to a variety of readers, Roots of Wisdom is a compelling read. I refer to it often, and keep it close at hand. It is an invaluable resource for writing academic papers, and quite simply a joy to read!
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Helen Buss Mitchell does a great job at introducing the reader to philosophical topics and concepts through this book and its accompanying "reader" with excerpts from essays by astute philosophical authors. I am currently enrolled in a philosophy telecourse and these are the required books for the class along with two videotapes. IF you can get the videotapes, they help a great deal as well. Mitchell has poets and authors reading some of their work as she discusses how it relates to the topic at hand. Even if you are not enrolled in school but want a solid grounding in philosophy, I highly recommend these books.
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