Reason at Work: Introductory Readings in Philosophy

REASON AT WORK is designed for Introduction to Philosophy courses where the instructor prefers to use a collection of readings to introduce the broad divisions of the discipline. This edition includes sixty-two readings organized into the six major branches of philosophical inquiry: Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, and Philosophy of Mind.

Steven M. Cahn is one of America's most distinguished philosophy professors. He has published numerous books and articles, most often in the areas of metaphysics, philosophy of religion, ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of education. Representative works include: FATE, LOGIC, AND TIME; SAINTS AND SCAMPS: ETHICS IN ACADEMIA, REVISED EDITION; PUZZLES & PERPLEXITIES: COLLECTED ESSAYS; CLASSICS AND CONTEMPORARY READINGS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION (ED.); THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DEBATE, Second Edition (ED.); CLASSICS OF POLITICAL AND MORAL PHILOSOPHY (ED.); TEN ESSENTIAL TEXTS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION; CLASSICS AND CONTEMPORARY ESSAYS (ED.); and CLASSICS OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY, Sixth Edition (ED.)