Steven M. Cahn

Author of Classics of Western Philosophy

About the Author

Steven M. Cahn is Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author or editor of seventy books, most recently having edited Political Philosophy, Fourth Edition (OUP, 2022); Exploring Philosophy, Seventh Edition (OUP, 2020); with Peter Markie, Ethics: show more History, Theory, and Contemporary Issues, Seventh Edition (OUP, 2019), and with Andrew T. Forcehimes, Exploring Moral Problems (OUP, 2018), Principles of Moral Philosophy (OUP, 2017), and Foundations of Moral Philosophy (OUP, 2017). show less

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Works by Steven M. Cahn

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Classics of Western Philosophy (1977) 706 copies, 2 reviews

Ethics: History, Theory, and Contemporary Issues (1998) 261 copies

Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology (2000) 116 copies, 1 review

Political Philosophy: The Essential Texts (2004) 95 copies, 1 review

Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy (2002) 93 copies, 1 review

Exploring Ethics: An Introductory Anthology (2008) 82 copies

Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Anthology (2007) — Editor — 77 copies

From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor (2008) 73 copies, 1 review

Reason at Work: Introductory Readings in Philosophy (1984) 61 copies

Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education (1996) 59 copies

Classics of Modern Political Theory : Machiavelli to Mill (1996) — Editor — 53 copies

Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia (1986) 48 copies, 1 review

Ten Essential Texts in the Philosophy of Religion: Classics and Contemporary Issues (2004) 45 copies

Philosophy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Reader (2002) 40 copies

Questions About God: Today's Philosophers Ponder the Divine (2002) 37 copies

Polishing Your Prose: How to Turn First Drafts Into Finished Work (2013) 30 copies, 1 review

Contemporary Philosophy of Religion (1982) 27 copies

Happiness: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy (2007) 23 copies

Philosophy of religion (1970) 23 copies

New Studies in the Philosophy of John Dewey (1977) 23 copies

Twentieth Century Ethical Theory (1995) 20 copies

Exploring Philosophy of Religion: An Introductory Anthology (2008) 20 copies

Knowledge and Reality: Classic and Contemporary Readings (2003) 16 copies

Freedom and the Self: Essays on the Philosophy of David Foster Wallace (2015) 16 copies

Thinking about Logic: Classic Essays (2010) — Author — 16 copies

Morality, Responsibility, and the University: Studies in Academic Ethics (1990) 14 copies

God, Reason, and Religion (2005) 14 copies

Fate, Logic, and Time (1967) 14 copies

The Affirmative Action Debate (1995) 12 copies

Philosophy of Education: The Essential Texts (2009) 10 copies

Happiness and Goodness: Philosophical Reflections on Living Well (2015) 10 copies

Philosophical Horizons: Introductory Readings (2005) 10 copies

Affirmative Action and the University: A Philosophical Inquiry (1993) 9 copies

Teaching Philosophy (2018) 9 copies

Seven Masterpieces of Philosophy (2007) 9 copies

Political problems (2010) 9 copies

Philosophical Explorations: Freedom, God, and Goodness (1989) 9 copies

The Annotated Kant (2020) 7 copies

The World of Philosophy: An Introductory Reader (2015) 6 copies

Moral Problems in Higher Education (2011) 6 copies

A New Introduction to Philosophy (1971) 6 copies

Morality and Public Policy (2002) 6 copies

Philosophers in the Classroom: Essays on Teaching (2018) 5 copies

Political Philosophy in the Twenty-First Century: Essential Essays (2012) 5 copies

Portraits of American Philosophy (2013) 5 copies, 1 review

Philosophical Foundations of Education (1970) 4 copies

Religion Within Reason (2017) 4 copies

Education and the democratic ideal (1979) 4 copies

Academic Ethics Today: Problems, Policies, and Prospects for University Life (2022) 3 copies

Reason and Religions: Philosophy Looks at the World's Religious Beliefs (2013) 3 copies

Professors as Teachers (2022) 3 copies

Privacy (Wiley Blackwell Readings in Philosophy) (2023) 3 copies

Exploring Moral Problems: An Introductory Anthology (2017) 3 copies

Navigating Academic Life (2020) 3 copies

Philosophical Adventures (2019) 2 copies

Understanding Kant's Groundwork (2023) 2 copies

Inside Academia: Professors, Politics, and Policies (2018) 2 copies

Ensinar Filosofia (Portuguese Edition) (2019) 2 copies

Principles of Moral Philosophy: Classic and Contemporary Approaches (2016) 2 copies

The eclipse of excellence; a critique of American higher education (2004) 2 copies

Scholars Who Teach: The Art of College Teaching (1978) 2 copies

The Road Traveled and Other Essays (2018) 1 copy

Understanding Kant's Groundwork (2023) 1 copy

From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor, Second Edition 1 copy

Foundations of Moral Philosophy: Readings in Metaethics (2016) 1 copy

From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor, Second Edition 1 copy

Puzzles & Perplexities: Collected Essays (2007) 1 copy

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A Clockwork Orange [Norton Critical Edition] (2010) — Contributor — 940 copies, 9 reviews

Fate, Time, and Language: An Essay on Free Will (2010) — Editor, some editions — 254 copies, 2 reviews

Philosophical issues; a contemporary introduction (1972) — Contributor — 21 copies

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Canonical name: Cahn, Steven M.
Legal name: Cahn, Steven Mark
Birthdate: 1942-08-06
Gender: male
Occupations: Professor of Philosophy, CUNY Graduate Center
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Associated Place (for map): Springfield, Massachusetts

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DrFuriosa 957 reviews

Polishing Your Prose: How to Turn First Drafts Into Finished Work by Steven M. Cahn

This is a practical guide to improving your writing without getting pedantic about grammar. I very much appreciated the samples for practice, as well as the sample paragraphs they fixed phrase by phrase. But let's face it. The two essays at the end were a bit of puffery.

Dec 4, 2020

gmicksmith 1,115 reviews

Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology by Steven M. Cahn

This is the fifth addition of a standard work which is really helpful for introductory philosophy courses. The author includes important historical sources but then adds contemporary writers who contribute to modern philosophy.

May 19, 2017

Fledgist 1,421 reviews

Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy by Steven M. Cahn

Standard collection of readings in political and ethical thought. Limited by being entirely focused on Western thought. It includes only one non-white (the now standard Martin Luther King) and no post-colonial thinkers, which is a significant limitation.

Feb 11, 2011

steve02476 911 reviews

Portraits of American Philosophy by Steven M. Cahn

Eight prominent American philosophy professors active in the second half of the 20th century talk about their academic careers and developments in their field. I took the book out of the library because one of them is my uncle, and I really enjoyed reading his section. But I really enjoyed a lot of the others also.

Jan 3, 2023

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