Overview

Philosophy and the Human Condition: An Anthology brings together a rich collection of historically arranged readings on the crucial philosophical problems related to the human condition and human nature. Its contents are drawn from a wide range of sources, including the traditional works of Western philosophers from Plato to the present day; relevant extracts from religious texts; and contributions by women, traditions outside of the western philosophical canon, and other disciplines. Each reading selection is accompanied by an introduction. An extended introduction to philosophy at the beginning of the text addresses each of six principal issues that will be prominent in the reading selections drawn from the history of philosophy--the relation of mind and body; personal immortality; freedom of the will; the question of whether humans are naturally benevolent or naturally brutal; the nature and possibility of human happiness; and philosophical issues relating to race and gender--making the text an ideal all-in-one resource for introductory courses in philosophy.

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Philosophy and the Human Condition is one of the more flexible/adaptable anthologies on the market today, and the diversity of selections is paralleled in few texts that I've examined in recent years. The inclusion of religious texts with which students may be only vaguely familiar is a major advantage of this reader over others. For students encountering philosophy for the first time, it is a very straightforward and unintimidating yet thorough and diverse text. --Ryan M. Lozano, San Antonio College The strengths of this anthology include: the historical approach to the presentation of the major philosophers, the eastern and western perspectives it offers, the relevant and substantial excerpts, and the flexibility that it affords instructors. --Herminia V. Reyes, San Diego State University and University of San Diego The selections are wide-ranging and diverse, and many are by authors who still merit a close read. --Jeffrey Jordan, University of Delaware This book's primary virtues are that it engages the questions in philosophy that students find most compelling and that it does so through careful selections from primary texts. --Crystal L'Hote, Saint Michael's College

Philosophy and the Human Condition is one of the more flexible/adaptable texts on the market today, and the diversity of selections is paralleled in few texts that I've examined in recent years. The inclusion of religious texts with which students may be only vaguely familiar is a major advantage of this text over others. For students encountering philosophy for the first time, it is a very straightforward and unintimidating yet thorough and diverse text. --Ryan M. Lozano, San Antonio College The strengths of this anthology include: the historical approach to the presentation of the major philosophers, the eastern and western perspectives it offers, the relevant and substantial excerpts, and the flexibility that it affords instructors. --Herminia V. Reyes, San Diego State University and University of San Diego The selections are wide-ranging and diverse, and many are by authors who still merit a close read. --Jeffrey Jordan, University of Delaware This book's primary virtues are that it engages the questions in philosophy that students find most compelling and that it does so through careful selections from primary texts. --Crystal L'Hote, Saint Michael's College

Author Information

Brian R. Clack is Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego. He is the author of Love, Drugs, Art, Religion: The Pains and Consolations of Existence (2014) and the coauthor of The Philosophy of Religion: A Critical Introduction, Second Edition (2008). Tyler Hower is Instructor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of San Diego, where he has taught since 2003.

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