Douglas Soccio was a professor of philosophy at Shasta College for nearly 30 years. In addition to ARCHETYPES OF WISDOM: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY, 9th EDITION, he is the author of the following Cengage publications: PHILOSOPHY IN CONTEXT; HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF PHILOSOPHY; and PRACTICAL LOGIC (with Vincent E. Barry). For three years he wrote a weekly philosophy column for the REDDING RECORD SEARCHLIGHT. Now devoted to writing on a full-time basis, he is presently developing a collection of philosophical stories that express what he describes as “philosophy with a heart,” a generous notion of philosophy that infuses all of his writing.

Select Guide Rating

• 1. The Asian Sages: Lao-tzu, Confucius, and Buddha.2. The Pre-Socratic: Sophos.3. The Sophist: Protagoras.4. The Wise Man: Socrates.5. The Philosopher-King: Plato.6. The Naturalist: Aristotle.7. The Stoic: Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius.8. The Scholar: Thomas Aquinas.9. The Rationalist: René Descartes.10. The Skeptic: David Hume.11. The Universalist: Immanuel Kant.12. The Utilitarian: John Stuart Mill.13. The Materialist: Karl Marx.14. The Existentialist: Søren Kierkegaard.15. The Pragmatist: William James.16. The Anti-Philosopher: Friedrich Nietzsche.17. The Twentieth Century: Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger.18. Philosophy as a Way of Life.Notes.Glossary.Bibliography of Philosophical Delights.Index of Margin Quotes.Index.