Explore and Understand Philosophy

This highly engaging text will not only help you explore and understand philosophy—it will also give you an appreciation of how philosophy is relevant to your day-to-day life as well as the larger social world. Author Manuel Velasquez combines clear prose and primary source readings to take you on a meaningful exploration of a range of philosophical topics, such as human nature, reality, truth, ethics, the meaning of life, diversity, and social/political philosophy.

To ensure that you succeed in your course, the text includes carefully crafted in-text learning aids that provide a clear structure for comprehension and learning. Throughout the text you will find chapter-opening outlines with learning objectives, end-of- section questions, and Chapter Summaries organized by the chapter's main headings.