在线阅读本书 From ancient Greece to nineteenth-century America, this collection traces the history of our civilization through the seminal works of its most influential thinkers. Perfect for anyone interested in understanding the progression of Western thought, this volume includes: Plato : Apology, Crito, and Death of Socrates from Phaedo Aristotle : Poetics St. Anselm : The Ontological Proof of St. Anselm, from Proslogium St. Thomas Aquinas : St. Thomas' Proofs of God's Existence, from The Summa Theologica René Descartes : Meditations on the First Philosophy David Hume : An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding Immanuel Kant : Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics John Stuart Mill : Utilitarianism William James : The Will to Believe