Bøger af John C Powell

This second edition of A Survey of American Thought is designed to introduce students of American history to the words that have shaped American political and social thought. Excerpts from key documents from the colonial period to the late twentieth century are included.

These readings from the literature of western philosophy have been collected to serve a practical home and classroom purposes: to make available to readers a sampling of the ideas of some of history's great thinkers on the subject of human values. The selection is eclectic but not random. The excerpts included have been used in philosophy classes and have been the basis for thoughtful and spirited discussions.The intent of the anthologists is not to instill values but to encourage readers to test their own assumptions and opinions against a variety of ideas and to emerge from the encounter better prepared to shape the values by which they will live their own lives.This book contains selected passages from significant works by some of the most influential thinkers in western civilization, such as: Socrates, Bacon, Kant, Plato, Hobbes, Hegel, Aristotle, Descartes, Schopenhauer, Epicurus, Spinoza, Mill, Epictetus, Locke, Kierkegaard, Marcus, Aurelius, Rousseau, Nietzsche, Augustine, Hume, Jam

This book contains selected passages from significant works by some of the most influential thinkers in European history, to include: Machiavelli Descartes Marx Luther Spinoza Engels Calvin Kant Darwin Voltaire De Tocqueville Zwingli Rousseau Bismarck Locke Paine Lenin Newton Burke Churchill More . . . The biographical sketches that accompany these documents are designed to help students place each source in its proper context. Readers are urged to contemplate why, when, where, and how these words were first delivered. In some cases students may discern that the cares and concerns of those who have gone before us are not substantially different from our own concerns. It is the aim of the text for readers to see how these words have influenced the modern world.This work is designed to introduce readers to some of the main currents of European thought from the Renaissance to the modern era. While not comprehensive, it includes some of the most influential thinkers of the modern era. It is the opinion of the editors that exposure to these primary sources will enhance oneÕs study of European history. The editors take full responsibility for any omissions that have occurred or for any errors that have taken place in the editing process.