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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... Nature of Existence / I 7 CHAPTER 2: Logic: Language, Reason, and Truth / 44 CHAPTER 3 : Epistemology: Knowledge and Doubt / 6 9 CHAPTER 4: Ethics: Values and Virtues / 9 8 CHAPTER 5: Science: Space, Time, Change, and the Infinite / I z ...
... nature of philosophy itself. In addition, I had to find ways to pitch the subject at a level neither too simplistic nor too advanced for a general audience. I wanted to strike a balance between presenting an historical overview of ...
... nature of philosophy is no easy task, but in order to understand philosophy, we should first say something about what it is not and perhaps dispel a few myths at the same time. The idea of explaining something indirectly, in terms of ...
... nature, to find out whether the world is subject to laws of any kind, and it seeks to learn about our minds and how they operate. But philosophers do not perform experiments, do not work in laboratories and do not formulate their ...
... nature of economics or anthropology or science are essentially inquiries of a philosophical nature. Philosophers are generalists at heart who, while not necessarily laying claim to having expert knowledge of any particular subject in ...
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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 |