Philosophy Here and Now: Powerful Ideas in Everyday Life, Third Edition, is a topically organized hybrid text/reader that helps students understand, appreciate, and even do philosophy. The book emphasizes philosophical writing, reinforced with step by step coaching in how to write argumentative essays and supported by multiple opportunities to hone critical thinking. It shows students how philosophy applies to their own lives and brings the subject to life with engaging chapter ending literary selections, abundant illustrations, and a wealth of pedagogical features. "I can't imagine not using Philosophy Here and Now. My experience with the textbook has been completely positive. When students let you know how much they like reading the text, you know you made the right decision in adopting the book."--Teresa Cantrell, University of Louisville "This is the best text I have found for my introductory class. Questions and exercises engage students' lives directly and ask them to explain their own understanding/beliefs about a matter. The appendix on writing philosophy papers can easily stand on its own as the most valuable tool I use in my class. I have yet to find anything at this price with comparable content."--Stephen Orr, Solano Community College "This is a truly excellent book that meets students where they are and very gently introduces them to material that can be quite alien and daunting to them."--Doug Weber, Castleton University and College of Saint Joseph " Philosophy Here and Now frames and explains each topic so that students can easily understand the material. It covers the right amount for one semester, and the supplemental resources are helpful to faculty and students."--Kristin Borgwald, Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus "Above all, Vaughn's text does what few others are able to do; it shows that philosophy actually matters."--Daniel Bramer, Holy Family University "Lewis Vaughn makes some difficult concepts easier when he engages students in the chapter overviews with some very simple ideas."--Karen Moore, Cerro Coso Community College In lucid, engaging prose, this unique introduction relates the perennial questions of philosophy to students' lives today Lewis Vaughn is the author or coauthor of several textbooks, including Writing Philosophy, Second Edition (2018), Living Philosophy, Second Edition (2017), The Moral Life, Sixth Edition (2017), and Concise Guide to Critical Thinking (2017), all published by Oxford University Press.