Western Philosophy: An Anthology, Second Edition, edited by John Cottingham (University of Reading). The most comprehensive and authoritative single-volume survey of the Western philosophical tradition from ancient Greece to leading contemporary thinkers. 144 substantial extracts cover theory of knowledge, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, religion, science, moral philosophy (theoretical and applied), political theory, and aesthetics. Updated with new sections on logic and language, and philosophy and the meaning of life. Indispensable for introductory and advanced philosophy students. Used; light shelf wear, no markings noted on cover.