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Paradoxes, Puzzles, and Possibilities

by Loofborrow

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This is a broad-based introduction to philosophy text wherein the reader is presented with a host of theoretical paradoxes and puzzles.
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Table of Contents

Preface

Part One Introduction to Philosophy

Chapter 1. Philosophy: Paradoxes and Puzzles

Chapter 2. Rationality: The Role of Logic in Philosophical Reasoning

Chatper 3. Rationality: Informal Fallacies in Philosophical Reasoning.

Part Two Philosoophical Foundations: Glassical Greek Philosophy

Chatper 4. Socrates:The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living

Chapter 5. Plato: A Search of Justice

Chatper 6. Aristotle: In Search of Happiness

Chapter 7. Philosophical Foundations:Is Objective Knowledge Possible?

Part Three Philosophy of Religion

Chapter 8. Definning God: A Philosophical Puzzle

Chapter 9. The Ontological Argument For The Existence of God.

Chapter 10. The Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God.

Chapter 11. The Teleological Arguemnt for the Existence of God.

Chapter 12. The Problem of Evil.

Part Four Philosoophy of Mind

Chapter 13. The Puzzle: Brains and Minds

Chapter 14.. The Mind As The Brain

Chapter 15. The Mind As A Computer

Chapter 16. Personal Identity

Part Five Freedom and Determminism: A Question of Choice

Chapter 17. Hard Determinism.

Chapter 18. Indeterminism

Chapter 19. Compartibilsim

Part Six Ethical Theories:First Principles and Moral Reasoning.

Chapter 20. Introduction to Normative Ethics

Chapter 21. Teleological Theories: A Question of Results

Chapter 22. Deontological Theories: A Question of Duty

Chapter 23. Social Contract Theory:A Question of Justice

Chapter 24.. Virtue Ethics: A Question of Character

Appendix:Hints on Writing a Philosophy Paper

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780074283752
Author:
Loofborrow
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
Subject:
General
Subject:
General Philosophy
Copyright:
1998
Edition Number:
1
Publication Date:
August 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Pages:
608
Dimensions:
10.76x8.40x1.24 in. 2.89 lbs.
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