How to Read a Difficult Book: A Beginner's Guide to the Lost Art of Philosophical Reading

Peter A. Redpath, Ph.D., is retired Full Professor of Philosophy at St. John's University, New York, and author/editor/co-editor of seventeen philosophical books and many dozens of articles and book reviews. An internationally recognized scholar, he has given over 200 invited guest lectures nationally and internationally. He is Founder and CEO of the Aquinas School of Leadership, LLC and former Founder and Chair of the Thomistic Studies Graduate Concentration in Christian Wisdom for Holy Apostles College and Seminary (USA). Dr. Redpath is co-founder of the Gilson Society (USA) and the International Etienne Gilson Society, the Adler-Aquinas Institute, and the Angelicum Academy and Great Books Academy homeschool programs (both founded with the help of Mortimer J. Adler). Former vice president of the American Maritain Association, Dr. Redpath is, also, former executive editor of the Value Inquiry Book Series (VIBS) for Editions Rodopi, B.V., former History of Philosophy and Etienne Gilson special series editor for Rodopi; and is currently a member of the editorial board of Brill's Philosophy and Religion (PAR) series.

1139511631
How to Read a Difficult Book: A Beginner's Guide to the Lost Art of Philosophical Reading

Peter A. Redpath, Ph.D., is retired Full Professor of Philosophy at St. John's University, New York, and author/editor/co-editor of seventeen philosophical books and many dozens of articles and book reviews. An internationally recognized scholar, he has given over 200 invited guest lectures nationally and internationally. He is Founder and CEO of the Aquinas School of Leadership, LLC and former Founder and Chair of the Thomistic Studies Graduate Concentration in Christian Wisdom for Holy Apostles College and Seminary (USA). Dr. Redpath is co-founder of the Gilson Society (USA) and the International Etienne Gilson Society, the Adler-Aquinas Institute, and the Angelicum Academy and Great Books Academy homeschool programs (both founded with the help of Mortimer J. Adler). Former vice president of the American Maritain Association, Dr. Redpath is, also, former executive editor of the Value Inquiry Book Series (VIBS) for Editions Rodopi, B.V., former History of Philosophy and Etienne Gilson special series editor for Rodopi; and is currently a member of the editorial board of Brill's Philosophy and Religion (PAR) series.

14.99 In Stock
How to Read a Difficult Book: A Beginner's Guide to the Lost Art of Philosophical Reading

How to Read a Difficult Book: A Beginner's Guide to the Lost Art of Philosophical Reading

by Peter A Redpath
How to Read a Difficult Book: A Beginner's Guide to the Lost Art of Philosophical Reading

How to Read a Difficult Book: A Beginner's Guide to the Lost Art of Philosophical Reading

by Peter A Redpath

Paperback

$14.99 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    In stock. Ships in 1-2 days.
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

Related collections and offers


Overview

Peter A. Redpath, Ph.D., is retired Full Professor of Philosophy at St. John's University, New York, and author/editor/co-editor of seventeen philosophical books and many dozens of articles and book reviews. An internationally recognized scholar, he has given over 200 invited guest lectures nationally and internationally. He is Founder and CEO of the Aquinas School of Leadership, LLC and former Founder and Chair of the Thomistic Studies Graduate Concentration in Christian Wisdom for Holy Apostles College and Seminary (USA). Dr. Redpath is co-founder of the Gilson Society (USA) and the International Etienne Gilson Society, the Adler-Aquinas Institute, and the Angelicum Academy and Great Books Academy homeschool programs (both founded with the help of Mortimer J. Adler). Former vice president of the American Maritain Association, Dr. Redpath is, also, former executive editor of the Value Inquiry Book Series (VIBS) for Editions Rodopi, B.V., former History of Philosophy and Etienne Gilson special series editor for Rodopi; and is currently a member of the editorial board of Brill's Philosophy and Religion (PAR) series.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781736542408
Publisher: Public Philosophy Press
Publication date: 05/13/2021
Pages: 152
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.33(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1 Learning, Tools, Books, and Philosophical Reading

Chapter 2 The Skill of Philosophical Reading

Chapter 3 General Kinds of Books and Kinds of Teaching

Chapter 4 Philosophical Reading

Chapter 5 Three Rules for "Philosophically Reading" any Book

Chapter 6 A Book's General Outline

Chapter 7 Philosophically Reading Theoretical Matters

Chapter 8 Philosophically Reading Matters of Measurement

Chapter 9 Philosophically Reading Practical Matters

Chapter 10 Philosophically Reading Matters of Imaginable Experience

Chapter 11 Philosophically Reading Mixed Matters Conclusion Questions for Study and Discussion

Notes

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews