Preface / Introduction

1. What Are We Doing in This Class?

Is Philosophy Possible? / The Origins of Philosophy / Contemporary Branches of Philosophy / The Philosophy of Socrates

2. Truth Is Beauty, Beauty Is Truth

Rationalist Epistemology / The Philosophy of Plato / René Descartes Rationalism /

3. What You See Is What You Get

Empiricist Epistemology / Aristotle as a Precursor to Empiricism / The Empiricism of John Locke / Berkeleys Correction of Locke / Humes Radicalization of Berkeleys Empiricism / Kants Compromise / Conclusion

4. Whos on First, Whats on Second?

Ontology / Dualism / Materialistic Monism / Pluralism / Conclusion

5. Mount Olympus, Mount Moriah, and Other Godly Places

Philosophy of Religion / Theism / Atheism / Volitional Justifications of Religious Belief / Religious Mysticism / Religious Existentialism / Conclusion

6. The Largest Airline in the Free World

Philosophy of Freedom / Determinism: Ancient Greek and Enlightenment Views / Hard Determinism: Modern Views / Soft Determinism / Indeterminism / Conclusion

7. Thou Shalt Become Perfected

Ethics / Ancient Greek Moral Philosophers / Egoism / Hedonism / Utilitarianism / Duty-Oriented Morality / Conclusion

8. Different Strokes for Different Folks

Critiques of Traditional Ethical Theories / Existentialism / Hume and the Naturalistic Fallacy / Logical Positivism / Cultural Relativism / Ethics and Feminism / Ethics and Deep Ecology / Conclusion

9. Let Them Eat Cake

Political and Social Philosophy / Political Philosophy / Social Philosophy / Conclusion

10. But Is It Art?

Philosophy of Art / Plato and Freud / Aristotle / The Interlude between Aristotle and the Nineteenth Century / Marx / Marcuse / Existentialism / Wittgenstein / Conclusion

Notes

Glossary

Credits

Index

At the end of each chapter:

Topics for Consideration

Suggestions for Further Reading: Paperback Editions