Western Philosophy: An Anthology provides the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of the Western philosophical tradition from ancient Greece to the leading philosophers of today.

Features substantial and carefully chosen excerpts from all the greats of philosophy, arranged thematically and chronologically
Readings are introduced and linked together by a lucid philosophical commentary which guides the reader through the key arguments
Embraces all the major subfields of philosophy: theory of knowledge and metaphysics, philosophy of mind, religion and science, moral philosophy (theoretical and applied), political theory, and aesthetics
Updated edition now includes additional contemporary readings in each section
Augmented by two completely new sections on logic and language, and philosophy and the meaning of life