Roots of Wisdom

by Helen Buss Mitchell

Book Overview

ROOTS OF WISDOM invites you to explore many thought-provoking insights of critical philosophical inquiry. No other book offers such breadth of multicultural coverage coupled with the clear, concise,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0495094854
• ISBN13: 9780495094852
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 532 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Helped me get an A

I'm all for these study guides for my basic classes. Instead of spending $120 on the textbook, I picked up this study guide and attended class regularly. Since I wouldn't have read the book anyway, I just quizzed myself over the material in the study guide and ended up making an A in the Intro to Philosophy course--these study guides are very similar to CliffNotes, but obviously weren't intended to be a complete alternative to buying the textbook. All in all, I definitely feel this book was well worth the $15 I spent.

clep

Used this book and passed with flying colors after just reading it and doing 1 test

Ethics

Very well written book with amazing details on the roots of philosophy. Particularly intersting, is how they include a women in each chapter to review their impact in this world. Often overlooked in a field so dominated (or at least previously thought) with men.

Roots of Wisdom

Kudos to Dr. Helen Mitchell, author of the most accessible philosophy textbook I've ever read! Finally.... a philosophy book that incorporates African, Indian, Asian, and Feminist Wisdom alongside traditional philosophers. Appealing to a variety of readers, Roots of Wisdom is a compelling read. I refer to it often, and keep it close at hand. It is an invaluable resource for writing academic papers, and quite simply a joy to read!

Excellent Introduction to Philosophy

Helen Buss Mitchell does a great job at introducing the reader to philosophical topics and concepts through this book and its accompanying "reader" with excerpts from essays by astute philosophical authors. I am currently enrolled in a philosophy telecourse and these are the required books for the class along with two videotapes. IF you can get the videotapes, they help a great deal as well. Mitchell has poets and authors reading some of their work as she discusses how it relates to the topic at hand. Even if you are not enrolled in school but want a solid grounding in philosophy, I highly recommend these books.