This book introduces students to the best recent writings on the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
It covers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy.

Rather than a give the story of philosophy in 50 pages, Dr. McInerny points students of philosophy in a direction such that their philosophical studies might actually benefit their lives. The book is thus a defense of perennial philosophy, and the classical view that philosophy is something humans are "naturally" drawn to do, because it completes our lives. Dr. McInerny engages the reader in argument, as he defends this view against modern views of philosophy, and discusses the nature of certainty, common sense, and the role of science. Its most important value is the great faith in human intellect and reason, implicit throughout the book. This book would make a good beginning for college philosophy classes. A concluding bibliographical appendix by Joshua Hochschild gives a brief overview of main philosophers throughout history, and some good suggestions for reading.

The World's Great Philosophers provides an introduction to and overview of some of the most profound and influential thinkers in the history of philosophy.

• Presents an introduction to and overview of some of the most profound and influential thinkers in the history of philosophy.
• Contains 40 essays, written by an outstanding international assembly of scholars.
• Provides cogent and accessible discussion of key philosophers from around the world.
• Conveys the historical panorama of philosophical thought on the nature of reality, the human condition, and basic human values.

A Companion to Tragedy is an essential resource for anyone interested in exploring the role of tragedy in Western history and culture.

Broad in its scope and ambition. Features essays by renowned scholars from multiple disciplines, including classics, English, drama, anthropology and philosophy. Considers interpretations of tragedy through religion, philosophy and history. Tells the story of the historical development of tragedy from classical Greece to modernity. Pays particular attention to a fresh assessment of Ancient Greek  tragedy. Demonstrates how the practice of reading tragedy has changed radically in the past two decades.