Introduction
Heather Wilburn
Philosophical Thought: across cultures and through the ages, is an open-educational resource (OER) to be used as a collection of readings for introductory philosophy courses. The objectives for developing and sharing this open resource are three-fold:
- to provide a collection of philosophical works that can be used as a foundation for faculty and students to use in undergraduate philosophy courses
- to provide a resource that is free to students
- to provide a resource that compiles philosophical thought from a variety of cultures and eras
The works included in this book come from a wide range of sources. However, this book is indebted to Henry Imler’s editorial work on Sapienta and Phronesis, both of which are OER texts available on Pressbooks.
This book is organized into the following six units:
Unit I: What is Philosophy?
Unit II: Metaphysics
Unit III: Epistemology
Unit IV: How Should One Live
Unit V: Justice
Unit VI: Aesthetics
Within each unit, there are a number of chapters. Additionally, you will find a page with online resources in the book to supplement these units as well as various other philosophical content.
This book would not be possible without the technical work of Jamie M. Holmes, MLS, a Reference, Instruction and OER Librarian at Tulsa Community College.
