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100			_aPerumalil Augustine
245			_aAn invitation to philosophy
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505			_aContents Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1; Some Relevant Questions Related to Philosophy ; a. Why Study Philosophy? b. "Worth the Hemlock?" c. Is Philosophy Avoidable? d. How is Philosophy Possible? e. How to Start Our Introduction to Philosophy? Chapter 2; Some Important Problems in Philosophy; a. Problems in Metaphysics b. Problems in Epistemology c. Problems in Philosophy of Mind d. Problems in Moral Philosophy e. Problems in Philosophy of Science and of Nature f. Problems in Philosophy of Religion g. Problems in the Philosophy of God h. A Problem in Social Philosophy I. A Problem in Aesthetics J. Other Important Issues; Chapter 3; What Philosophy Is; a. Who are Philosophers? b. The Meaning of "Philosophy" c. The Subject Matter of Philosophy d. The Task of Philosophy e. The Method of Philosophy f. The Characteristics of Philosophy g. Science, Religion and Philosophy Chapter 4; Branches of Philosophy; a. Fonnal Logic b. Theory of Knowledge or Epistemology c. Ethics or Moral Philosophy d. Metaphysics e_ Philosophy of Religion f. Philosophy of Mind g. Philosophy of Science h. Aesthetics 1. Political philosophy; Chapter 5; Non-Western Philosophies; a. Indian Philosophy b. Hindu Philosophy c. Chinese Philosophy d. Islamic Philosophy e. African Philosophy; Chapter 6; Contemporary Philosophy ; a. Pragmatism b. Analytic and Linguistic Philosophy c. Phenomenology d. Existentialism e. Structuralism f. Deconstruction g. Postmodernism h. Eco-Philosophy 1. Where is Philosophy Going? J. Concluding Remarks Some Philosophers Who Shaped Our Understanding of Reality Glossary; Bibliography.
650			_a1. Philosophy - Introduction
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