The Adventure of Philosophy

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This volume explores the questions and issues that have absorbed philosopher for over 25 centuries: the quest to define reality; the problem of the existence of God; the search for moral values; the problem of evil; the discovery of the self; and other philosophical issues are outlined in six thematic chapters. The ideas of ancient, medieval and modern philosophers are integrated. The text is designed specifically for undergraduate students taking a first course in philosophy and for anyone wishing to gain acquaintance with the subject.

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LUIS E. NAVIA is Professor of Philosophy at New York Institute of Technology. He has held various administrative positions, including the deanship of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Communications. He has published fourteen booksmost recently Classical Cynicism: A Critical Study (Greenwood, 1996) and Diogenes of Sinope: The Man in the Tub (Greenwood, 1998)and numerous articles.