Introduction To Philosophical Problems

Author : Peter Alward
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781554812851

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Philosophical Problems by Peter Alward Pdf

Peter Alward’s rigorous introductory text functions as a roadmap for students, laying out the key issues, positions, and arguments of academic philosophy. The book covers central topics in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy. An introductory chapter presents the foundations of philosophical discourse and offers a primer on the basics of logic. Those argumentative tools are then employed to address classic philosophical issues such as the relationship between body and mind, skepticism, the possibility of free will, and the existence of God. Later chapters engage issues of morality, justice, and liberty, as well as moral questions concerning abortion and the practice of punishment. Throughout, Alward aims for clarity, providing summaries, diagrams, and reflective questions to assist the student reader.

Author : James W. Cornman,Keith Lehrer,George Sotiros Pappas
Publisher : Hackett Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0872200434

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Philosophical Problems and Arguments by James W. Cornman,Keith Lehrer,George Sotiros Pappas Pdf

Author : Joseph Margolis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 082649062X

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Introduction to Philosophical Problems by Joseph Margolis Pdf

Joseph Margolis revisits basic problems in philosophy and shows how many are inter-related, arguing honestly and transparently in favour of his own philosophical tradition, pragmatism.

Author : James W. Cornman,Keith Lehrer,George Sotiros Pappas
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0872201244

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Philosophical Problems and Arguments by James W. Cornman,Keith Lehrer,George Sotiros Pappas Pdf

Widely used by instructors who emphasize the logical structure of philosophical theories and the dialectical play of argument, this popular work provides clear, reliable, and up-to-date discussions of central philosophical debates. The fourth edition incorporates major revisions--the first since 1982--and features an extensive change in content. Every chapter has been reworked to improve its organization, to make it more accessible and engaging to the student, and to reflect recent discussions.

Author : James W. Cornman,Keith Lehrer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : LCCN:68010379

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Philosophical Problems and Arguments by James W. Cornman,Keith Lehrer Pdf

Author : Joseph Margolis
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035259410

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Knowledge & Existence by Joseph Margolis Pdf

Author : Jonathan Westphal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134698226

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Philosophical Propositions by Jonathan Westphal Pdf

Philosophical Propositions is a fresh, up to date, and reliable introduction to philosophical problems. It takes seriously the need for philosophy to deal with definitive and statable propositions, such as God, certainty, time, personal identity, the mind/body problem, free will and determinism, and the meaning of life.

Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192854230

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The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell Pdf

This classic work, first published in 1912, has never been supplanted as an approachable introduction to the theory of philosophical enquiry. It gives Russell's views on such subjects as the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, knowledge by acquaintance and by description, induction, truth and falsehood, the distinction between knowledge, error and probable opinion, and the limits and value of philosophical knowledge.

Author : John Kekes
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191040900

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The Nature of Philosophical Problems by John Kekes Pdf

We must all make choices about how we want to live. We evaluate our possibilities by relying on historical, moral, personal, political, religious, and scientific modes of evaluations, but the values and reasons that follow from them conflict. Philosophical problems are forced on us when we try to cope with such conflicts. There are reasons for and against all proposed ways of coping with the conflicts, but none of them has been generally accepted by reasonable thinkers. The constructive aim of The Nature of Philosophical Problems is to propose a way of understanding the nature of such philosophical problems, explain why they occur, why they are perennial, and propose a pluralist approach as the most reasonable way of coping with them. This approach is practical, context-dependent, and particular. It follows from it that the recurrence of philosophical problems is not a defect, but a welcome consequence of the richness of our modes of understanding that enlarges the range of possibilities by which we might choose to live. The critical aim of the book is to give reasons against both the absolutist attempt to find an overriding value or principle for resolving philosophical problems and of the relativist claim that reasons unavoidably come to an end and how we want to live is ultimately a matter of personal preference, not of reasons.

Author : Alburey Castell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Philosophy, Modern
ISBN : OCLC:930729599

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An Introduction to Modern Philosophy in Eight Philosophical Problems by Alburey Castell Pdf

Author : Christopher Daly
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781551119342

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An Introduction to Philosophical Methods by Christopher Daly Pdf

An Introduction to Philosophical Methods is the first book to survey the various methods that philosophers use to support their views. Rigorous yet accessible, the book introduces and illustrates the methodological considerations that are involved in current philosophical debates. Where there is controversy, the book presents the case for each side, but highlights where the key difficulties with them lie. While eminently student-friendly, the book makes an important contribution to the debate regarding the acceptability of the various philosophical methods, and so it will also be of interest to more experienced philosophers.

Author : John Perry,Michael Bratman,John Martin Fischer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124136503

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Introduction to Philosophy by John Perry,Michael Bratman,John Martin Fischer Pdf

Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings, Fifth Edition, is the most comprehensive topically organized collection of classical and contemporary philosophy available. Building on the exceptionally successful tradition of previous editions, the fifth edition presents seventy substantial selections from the best and most influential works in philosophy. Revised and updated to make it more pedagogical, this edition incorporates boldfaced key terms; a guide to writing philosophy papers; and a "Logical Toolkit," which lists and explains common terminology used in philosophical reasoning. This edition also features five new readings and a separate section on existential issues.

Author : Justus Hartnack (philosophe).)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1030440

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Philosophical Problems. A Modern Introduction by Justus Hartnack (philosophe).) Pdf

Author : K. Ajdukiewicz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1973-11-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521202191

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Problems and Theories of Philosophy by K. Ajdukiewicz Pdf

Modern Polish philosophy has an impressive record as a powerful, innovating tradition, in many respects parallel to but independent of the development of analytical philosophy in Britain and America. Owing to an absence of adequate translations however, the work of its leading exponents has generally only been encountered second-hand. To remedy this, Quinton and Skolimowski have translated an introduction to philosophy written by Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, probably the outstanding representative of the generation. Problems and Theories of Philosophy surveys concisely and, so far as possible, systematically the main problems in epistemology and metaphysics and the most historically important of the solutions proposed to them. The book still reads freshly and displays many of the characteristic intellectual virtues of Polish philosophy: clarity and straightforwardness of presentation combined with a bracing rigour and precision. It is in no sense parochial to its Polish origins and can stand beside the classic English introductions to the subject as stimulating and lucid analysis of perennial philosophical problems and strategies.

Author : Cornel M. Hamm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135388171

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Philosophical Issues In Education by Cornel M. Hamm Pdf

An introductory book in philosophy of education produced for the beginning student in the discipline. No previous experience in formal studies in either philosophy or education is a requirement for a full comprehension of the text.