Velasquez's PHILOSOPHY: A TEXT WITH READINGS, 14th Edition, has been extensively revised to make complex philosophical concepts and arguments highly accessible to today's students while still exposing them to college-level writing. This edition is a perfect choice for first-time philosophy students as it covers a wide range of topics, including human nature, reality, truth, ethics, the meaning of life, diversity and social/political philosophy, all supported by primary sources that have been chosen for their readability and use of nontechnical language. This edition emphasizes critical-thinking and argument analysis activities that are carefully woven into the book's narrative.