Philosophy Key Themes

Author : Julian Baggini
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 033396487X

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Philosophy: Key Themes by Julian Baggini Pdf

Philosophy: Key Themes is a beginner's guide to understanding and critiquing philosophical arguments. Each chapter introduces one of the five major themes covered on philosophy courses: Theory of Knowledge, Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Mind, and Political Philosophy. Baggini's approach combines explanation with summary while encouraging the reader to question the arguments and positions presented. This text can be used either independently of, or together with, its companion volume Philosophy: Key Texts.

Author : J. Baggini,G. Southwell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137008879

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Philosophy: Key Themes by J. Baggini,G. Southwell Pdf

Philosophy: Key Themes is a beginner's guide to understanding and critiquing philosophical arguments. Each chapter introduces one of the major themes in philosophy. Baggini's approach combines explanation with summary while encouraging the reader to question the arguments and positions presented.

Author : Julian Baggini
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0333964845

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Philosophy by Julian Baggini Pdf

Designed for complete beginners, "Philosophy: Key Texts" is an introduction to philosophy and gives a clear, readable overview of five major texts by Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Sartre, and Russell. As well as providing help in how to analyze these sources, Baggini encourages the reader to question the arguments and positions presented. Invaluable at the start of a course of study, as a concise revision aid, or as a lucid, jargon-free guide for anyone who wants an insight into philosophy, "Philosophy: Key Texts" can be used either independently of, or together with, its companion volume "Philosophy: Key Themes,"

Author : Alan D. Schrift
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781405143943

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Twentieth-Century French Philosophy by Alan D. Schrift Pdf

This unique book addresses trends such as vitalism, neo-Kantianism, existentialism, Marxism and feminism, and provides concise biographies of the influential philosophers who shaped these movements, including entries on over ninety thinkers. Offers discussion and cross-referencing of ideas and figures Provides Appendix on the distinctive nature of French academic culture

Author : A. Phillips Griffiths
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521375797

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Key Themes in Philosophy by A. Phillips Griffiths Pdf

Author : Joanna Haynes,Ken Gale,Melanie Parker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317585305

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Philosophy and Education by Joanna Haynes,Ken Gale,Melanie Parker Pdf

Written specifically for education studies students, this accessible text offers a clear introduction to philosophy and education. It skilfully guides readers through this challenging and sometimes complex area bringing key philosophical ideas and questions to life in the context and practice of education. There is also a companion website to accompany the book, featuring live weblinks for each activity which can be visited at www.routledge.com/cw/haynes. The authors consider the implications of educational trends and movements through a variety of philosophical lenses such as Marxism, utopianism, feminism and poststructuralism. The book explores enduring themes such as childhood and contemporary issues such as the teaching of critical thinking and philosophy in schools. Features include: a range of individual and group activities that invite questioning and discussion case studies and examples from a variety of formal and informal education settings and contexts reference to philosophically informed practices of research, reading, writing and teaching suggestions for further reading in philosophy and education overviews and - and key questions for each chapter Drawing on readers’ experiences of education, the book reveals the connections between philosophical ideas and educational policy and practice. Part of the Foundations in Education Studies series, this timely textbook is essential reading for students coming to the study of philosophy and education for the first time.

Author : Malcolm Heath
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521198790

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Ancient Philosophical Poetics by Malcolm Heath Pdf

Reveals how ancient philosophers approached questions about the nature of poetry, its ethical and social impact and access to truth.

Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521871396

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Ancient Epistemology by Lloyd P. Gerson Pdf

This book explores ancient accounts of the nature of knowledge and belief from Socrates' predecessors up to the Platonists of late antiquity.

Author : David Wolfsdorf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521761307

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Pleasure in Ancient Greek Philosophy by David Wolfsdorf Pdf

An examination of ancient Greek philosophical conceptions of pleasure, which is the first book to compare them to contemporary conceptions.

Author : J. W. Phelan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521537421

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Philosophy: Themes and Thinkers by J. W. Phelan Pdf

Philosophy: Themes and Thinkers is becoming an increasingly popular subject choice at AS and A Level. This textbook has been written for students studying the AQA AS and A Level Philosophy syllabus. As well as meeting the needs of these students, the book is also suitable for students studying the IB Diploma, and is an excellent introductory text for undergraduates.The book covers key philosophical concepts, themes, and philosophy texts. As well as gaining a thorough grounding in these areas, students will develop the ability to analyse and assess philosophical writings, form their own judgements and contribute effectively to the process of debate.

Author : Edward Becker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139510653

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The Themes of Quine's Philosophy by Edward Becker Pdf

Willard Van Orman Quine's work revolutionized the fields of epistemology, semantics and ontology. At the heart of his philosophy are several interconnected doctrines: his rejection of conventionalism and of the linguistic doctrine of logical and mathematical truth, his rejection of the analytic/synthetic distinction, his thesis of the indeterminacy of translation and his thesis of the inscrutability of reference. In this book Edward Becker sets out to interpret and explain these doctrines. He offers detailed analyses of the relevant texts, discusses Quine's views on meaning, reference and knowledge, and shows how Quine's views developed over the years. He also proposes a new version of the linguistic doctrine of logical truth, and a new way of rehabilitating analyticity. His rich exploration of Quine's thought will interest all those seeking to understand and evaluate the work of one of the most important philosophers of the second half of the twentieth century.

Author : Joanna Haynes,Ken Gale,Melanie Parker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317585312

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Philosophy and Education by Joanna Haynes,Ken Gale,Melanie Parker Pdf

Written specifically for education studies students, this accessible text offers a clear introduction to philosophy and education. It skilfully guides readers through this challenging and sometimes complex area bringing key philosophical ideas and questions to life in the context and practice of education. There is also a companion website to accompany the book, featuring live weblinks for each activity which can be visited at www.routledge.com/cw/haynes. The authors consider the implications of educational trends and movements through a variety of philosophical lenses such as Marxism, utopianism, feminism and poststructuralism. The book explores enduring themes such as childhood and contemporary issues such as the teaching of critical thinking and philosophy in schools. Features include: a range of individual and group activities that invite questioning and discussion case studies and examples from a variety of formal and informal education settings and contexts reference to philosophically informed practices of research, reading, writing and teaching suggestions for further reading in philosophy and education overviews and - and key questions for each chapter Drawing on readers’ experiences of education, the book reveals the connections between philosophical ideas and educational policy and practice. Part of the Foundations in Education Studies series, this timely textbook is essential reading for students coming to the study of philosophy and education for the first time.

Author : Geoffrey Brennan,Robert Goodin,Frank Jackson,Michael Smith
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191527302

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Common Minds by Geoffrey Brennan,Robert Goodin,Frank Jackson,Michael Smith Pdf

During a career spanning over thirty years Philip Pettit has made seminal contributions in moral philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of the social sciences, philosophy of mind and action, and metaphysics. His many contributions would be remarkable enough in themselves, but they are made all the more remarkable by the ways in which Pettit connects them with each other. Pettit holds that the lessons learned when thinking about problems in one area of philosophy often constitute ready-made solutions to problems we faced in completely different areas. His body of work taken as a whole provides a vivid example of what philosophy looks like when done with that conviction. Common Minds presents specially written papers by some of the most eminent philosophers alive today, grappling with some of the themes derived from the larger programme that Pettit has inspired. How are we to do the best we can, whether in the domain of morality or politics, given that we are non-ideal agents acting in non-ideal circumstances? What is the normative significance of the capacity we have to engage in rational deliberation, both individually and collectively, about what to do? How are we to square our conception of ourselves as rational deliberators with the more mechanistic conception of ourselves and the world we inhabit that we get from the natural sciences? The volume concludes with a substantial piece by Pettit in which he gives an overview of his work, draws out the connections between its key themes, and provides a rich commentary on the preceding essays.

Author : Isaac E. Ukpokolo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319407968

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Themes, Issues and Problems in African Philosophy by Isaac E. Ukpokolo Pdf

This volume provides the key to a deepened discourse on philosophy in Africa. Available literature and academic practice in African philosophy since the 1960s have largely featured discourses in the areas of origin, general meaning and nature of the discipline, with little attention given to specialized areas. By contrast, this book examines a noticeable shifting focus from such general concerns to more specific subject-matter, in such areas as epistemology, moral philosophy, metaphysics, aesthetics, and social and political philosophy in the light of the African experience. The volume includes specific discourses from expert contributors on the nature, history and scope of African ethics and metaphysics, while also discussing particular themes in African epistemology, philosophy of education, existentialism and political philosophy. Researchers seeking for new perspective on African philosophy will find this work thought-provoking, instructive and informative.

Author : Alex Long
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107086593

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Death and Immortality in Ancient Philosophy by Alex Long Pdf

Provides an accessible account of the variety and subtlety of Greek and Roman philosophy of death, from Homer to Marcus Aurelius.