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Philosophy

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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

29.01.2004

Herausgeber

Sample Ruth J. + weitere

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

546

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24,4/17/2,9 cm

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931 g

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Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4051-0827-0

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"This is an extraordinary rich and refreshing collection of essays that brings together some of the most illuminating and provocative essays to be found in philosophy. This volume reveals the majesty of philosophy while, at the same time, showcasing the diversity and creativity that has made philosophy so appealing to the very best minds. I expect this reader to become a classic text." Laurence Thomas, Syracuse University

"This marvelous collection of readings from the Western tradition draws judiciously both from classic texts and contemporary authors. Reminding us of the basic importance for all human life of the central questions of philosophy, it orms an excellent introduction to the subject." Roger Trigg, University of Warwick

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

29.01.2004

Herausgeber

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

546

Maße (L/B/H)

24,4/17/2,9 cm

Gewicht

931 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4051-0827-0

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Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Philosophy

  • Preface ix

    Acknowledgments xi

    PART ONE WHAT CAN WE KNOW? 1

    Introduction 3

    1 From Meditations on First Philosophy 6
    RENÉ DESCARTES

    2 From An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 34
    DAVID HUME

    3 Cartesian Skepticism and Inference to the Best Explanation 64
    JONATHAN VOGEL

    4 From Science as Social Knowledge 71
    HELEN LONGINO

    5 The 'Maleness' of Reason 78
    GENEVIEVE LLOYD

    6 The Ethics of Belief 83
    WILLIAM CLIFFORD

    7 It is Wrong, Everywhere, Always, and for Anyone, to Believe Anything upon Insufficient Evidence 87
    PETER VAN INWAGEN

    Epistemology: Suggestions for Further Reading 99

    PART TWO WHAT CAN WE KNOW ABOUT THE NATURE AND EXISTENCE OF GOD? 101

    Introduction 103

    8 From Proslogium 106
    ST. ANSELM

    9 In Behalf of the Fool: An Answer to the Argument of Anselm in the Proslogium 107
    GAUNILO

    10 The Ontological Argument 111
    WILLIAM L. ROWE

    11 The Cosmological Argument 123
    WILLIAM L. ROWE

    12 From Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion 133
    DAVID HUME

    13 The Argument from Design 141
    R. G. SWINBURNE

    14 The Wager 151
    BLAISE PASCAL

    15 The Recombinant DNA Debate: A Difficulty for Pascalian-Style Wagering 154
    STEPHEN P. STICH

    16 A Central Theistic Argument 155
    GEORGE SCHLESINGER

    17 Evil and Omnipotence 167
    J. L. MACKIE

    18 The Problem of Evil 176
    ELEONORE STUMP

    19 Male-Chauvinist Religion 190
    DEBORAH MATHIEU

    20 Divine Racism: A Philosophical and Theological Analysis 201
    WILLIAM R. JONES

    Religion: Suggestions for Further Reading 212

    PART THREE ARE WE EVER FREE? 213

    Introduction 215

    21 From The System of Nature 218
    PAUL HOLBACH

    22 Freedom and Necessity 225
    A. J. AYER

    23 Human Freedom and the Self 231
    RODERICK M. CHISHOLM

    24 Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility 239
    HARRY G. FRANKFURT

    25 How to Complete the Compatibilist Account of Free Action 246
    JAMES P. STERBA AND JANET A. KOURANY

    26 Living without Free Will: The Case for Hard Incompatibilism 257
    DERK PEREBOOM

    27 Metaethics, Metaphilosophy, and Free Will Subjectivism 267
    RICHARD DOUBLE

    Freedom and Determinism: Suggestions for Further Reading 276

    PART FOUR DOES OUR EXISTENCE HAVE A MEANING OR PURPOSE? 277

    Introduction 279

    28 From My Confession 281
    LEO TOLSTOY

    29 The Absurdity of Life without God 288
    WILLIAM LANE CRAIG

    30 On the Vanity of Existence 302
    ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER

    31 An Absurd Reasoning 305
    ALBERT CAMUS

    32 Existentialism Is a Humanism 313
    JEAN-PAUL SARTRE

    33 The Absurd 322
    THOMAS NAGEL

    34 What Makes Life Worth Living? 330
    OWEN FLANAGAN

    35 The Meaning of Life 337
    JOHN KEKES

    36 Tolstoi and the Meaning of Life 353
    ANTHONY FLEW

    The Meaning of Life: Suggestions for Further Reading 361

    PART FIVE HOW SHOULD WE LIVE? 363

    Introduction 365

    37 Morality as Good in Itself 367
    PLATO

    38 The Problem of Rationality: Is Morality Rationally Required? 374
    JAMES P. STERBA

    39 From Utilitarianism 383
    JOHN STUART MILL

    40 Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals 399
    IMMANUEL KANT

    41 From Two Treatises of Government 414
    JOHN LOCKE

    42 From A Theory of Justice 421
    JOHN RAWLS

    43 Distributive Justice 445
    ROBERT NOZICK

    44 Gender Inequality and Cultural Difference 455
    SUSAN MOLLER OKIN

    45 Race/Gender and the Ethics of Difference 470
    JANE FLAX

    46 A Response to Jane Flax 478
    SUSAN MOLLER OKIN

    47 Equality, Discrimination and Preferential Treatment 482
    BERNARD R. BOXILL

    48 All Animals Are Equal . . . 490
    PETER SINGER

    49 The Ethics of Respect for Nature 505
    PAUL W. TAYLOR

    Ethics: Suggestions for Further Reading 519

    Index 520