Nothing So Absurd: An Invitation to PhilosophyBroadview Press, 2.09.2003 г. - 196 страници Written in clear, non-technical language, Nothing So Absurd is a succinct and accessible introduction to topics in the history of Western philosophy. In seven concise chapters, the author introduces the reader to the central topics within the discipline. In some cases (such as metaphysics and epistemology) he adopts a historical approach, while in others (such as ethics and philosophy of religion) the focus is as much on contemporary issues as it is on historical developments. In each area, he presents material of great intrinsic interest in a fashion that also provides a sense of the broad sweep of the discipline. This book provides a fair-minded exposition of a wide-range of viewpoints throughout, and dwells, in its final chapter, on the virtues of philosophical realism, thus presenting the reader with the opportunity to engage with a direct philosophical argument. A guide to further reading will assist readers new to philosophy. |
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... the book you are holding comprises my best effort to explain and understand those topics myself. This book is aimed at students and general readers who have an interest in philosophy, but who might not want to XI Preface.
... explaining something indirectly, in terms of what it is not rather than what it is, is itself a philosophical technique that dates back to antiquity, and is known as the via negativa. Philosophy is neither a religion nor a science nor a ...
... explaining electrical phenomena such as magnetism, lightning, and static electricity was for a long time a philosophical problem. Actually, it was both a scientific and philosophical problem, but these phenomena were observed long ...
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1 | |
The Nature of Existence | 17 |
Language Reason and Truth | 44 |
Knowledge and Doubt | 69 |
Values and Virtues | 98 |
Space Time Change and the Infinite | 125 |
God Evil and the Meanings of Life | 150 |
SEVEN Some Metaphysical Musings | 176 |
Further Reading | 188 |
Index | 192 |