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For many, philosophy is a difficult, almost unapproachable field--just understanding it seems to require more knowledge than most students and general readers could possible have. That's how Masterpieces of World Philosophy can help you to truly grasp the ideas of Aristotle and Aquinas, Confucius and Camus: it examines and summarizes nearly one hundred influential works through critical essays that focus on their themes and major points. Based on the award-winning, five-volume reference, World Philosophy, each essay explains the historical background of the work, the life of its author, and its influence on modern thought. Alternative views of the philosopher's ideas are provided through reviews of important critical works, and reading lists help you find sources for additional information. With Masterpieces of World Philosophy, the ideas that have shaped our world--from the ancients to the thinkers of our time--are at your fingertips.
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This is a third generation of a concept that Frank N. Magill and Ian P. McGreal started with the publication of the two-volume Masterpieces of World Philosophy in Summary Form (1961) and then enlarged in the five-volume World Philosophy: Essay-Reviews of 225 Major Works (1982). The work in hand is an unacknowledged selection of 82 entries from the latter work. Not only is the prospective buyer/reader of the present work not informed that it is, in effect, an abridgment of World Philosophy; most important, the information concerning the authorship of the entries is conveniently omitted. Each entry is a condensed version, or Cliff's Notes, for students of philosophy: an explanation of the work, an explanation of some related material, and a handful of references with one-line annotations (brought up to date, if pertinent). Hence, this book, like its predecessors, offers the opportunity of a quick refresher on some of the philosophical works often referred to by the literati or by teachers of the humanities; or it can be a fine source for the lazy, unscrupulous student who does not wish to read works assigned. The full set of World Philosophy is better, however, for either purpose because it has more entries. Recommended for those libraries that do not have World Philosophy or for those professors with that rare need to know what Sextus Empiricus said.