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Philosophy : A beginner's guide

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Oxford Blackwell 1991Description: 294pSubject(s): DDC classification:
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Contents:
Contents Preface; Introduction; What is Philosophy? Part I; Metaphysics: The Philosophy of Being and Knowing; 1 Some Puzzles about Existence; 2.The Existence of God; 3.The Existence and Identity of Persons; 4.The Problem of Free Will; 5.The Existence of Evil; 6 .The Problem of Knowledge; Part II; Ethics: The Philosophy of Value; 7 .Morality and Illusion; 8.Egoism and Altruism; 9 .Utility and Principles; 10. Life and Death; Part III ; Political Philosophy: The Philosophy of State and Citizen; 11 .Authority and Anarchy; 12 .Liberty; 13 .Equality; 14 .Marx and Marxism; 15 .Politics and Sex; Part IV; The Philosophy of Science; 16 .The Methods of Science; 17 .Causation; 18 .Induction; Part V; Logic: The Philosophy of Inference and Argument; 19 .The Subject Matter of Logic; 20 .Syllogistic Logic; 21 .Modern Logic; 22 .The Propositional Calculus; 23 .The Predicate Calculus; Part VI; Philosophy and Life; 24 .The Meaning of Life; 25 .The Influence of Philosophy on Life; Appendix I ; The Great Philosophers; Appendix II ; Philosophy in the Twentieth Century; Appendix III ; Some Well-known Contemporary Philosophers; Bibliography and Further Reading; Index
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Contents
Preface;
Introduction;
What is Philosophy?
Part I;
Metaphysics: The Philosophy of Being and Knowing;
1 Some Puzzles about Existence;
2.The Existence of God;
3.The Existence and Identity of Persons;
4.The Problem of Free Will;
5.The Existence of Evil;
6 .The Problem of Knowledge;
Part II;
Ethics: The Philosophy of Value;
7 .Morality and Illusion;
8.Egoism and Altruism;
9 .Utility and Principles;
10. Life and Death;
Part III ;
Political Philosophy: The Philosophy of State and Citizen;
11 .Authority and Anarchy;
12 .Liberty;
13 .Equality;
14 .Marx and Marxism;
15 .Politics and Sex;
Part IV;
The Philosophy of Science;
16 .The Methods of Science;
17 .Causation;
18 .Induction;
Part V;
Logic: The Philosophy of Inference and Argument;
19 .The Subject Matter of Logic;
20 .Syllogistic Logic;
21 .Modern Logic;
22 .The Propositional Calculus;
23 .The Predicate Calculus;
Part VI;
Philosophy and Life;
24 .The Meaning of Life;
25 .The Influence of Philosophy on Life;
Appendix I ;
The Great Philosophers;
Appendix II ;
Philosophy in the Twentieth Century;
Appendix III ;
Some Well-known Contemporary Philosophers;
Bibliography and Further Reading;
Index

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