James A. Harold is Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy Department Chair at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Professor Harold holds a doctorate in Philosophy from the International Academy of Philosophy.

There is always a need for a good textbook which can be used in an introductory course in philosophy, and Professor James Harold's 'An Introduction to the Love of Wisdom' succeeds in meeting that need in many significant ways.

• Chapter 1 AcknowledgmentsChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 Philosophy and Our Everyday LifeChapter 4 Basics of BeingChapter 5 The Human PersonChapter 6 Empirical and Philosophical MethodologiesChapter 7 God—The Supreme Being?Chapter 8 Value as the Basis for the Moral LawChapter 9 Morality and PersonChapter 10 Appearances, Illusions, and RealitiesChapter 11 Fullness of Human LifeChapter 12 A Philosophy of ConversionChapter 13 How to Write a Philosophy PaperChapter 14 Dictionary of TermsChapter 15 Index