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This one-volume introduction to philosophy functions best as a coffee-table book for philosophical novices. An assortment of freelance writers, part-time lecturers, and full-time professors of philosophy wrote the entries, which are arranged by branch of philosophy. Coverage of "world philosophy" is limited to Western and Eastern traditions; African and Latin American philosophy are not included. The book includes black-and-white and sepia photographs intended to complement and enhance the text by provoking thought and evoking emotions. The content of the images is varied and includes photographs of buildings, traffic, nature scenes, galaxies and stars, people, and works of art such as drawings, paintings, and sculptures. Their power to provoke thought is derived at least partially from their captions, which relate the image to the philosophical topic under discussion. This book may be suitable for a secondary school library, but academic libraries are better served by more comprehensive and scholarly one-volume introductions to world philosophy, such as World Philosophies, by Ninian Smart (CH, Oct'99), or A Companion to World Philosophy, ed. by E. Deutsch and R. Bontekoe (CH, Mar'98). ^BSumming Up: Optional. General readers. M. Meola The College of New Jersey