Journey Through the Landscape of Philosophy

Name: Journey Through the Landscape of Philosophy
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ISBN: 9780321328243

ISBN-10: 0321328248

ISBN-13: 9780321328243

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jack Bowen

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The new anthology by Jack Bowen, author ofThe Dream Weaver, introduces the important issues and thinkers in philosophy with a strong, academic approach made accessible and relevant to the introductory-level student.nbsp; The readings include many of the most well-known historical piecesnbsp;as well asnbsp;contemporary ethical issues presented in a debate-style format.nbsp; nbsp; To balance the rigorous nature of the readings, the bookrsquo;s introductions, author biographies, discussion questions, and the involvement of the companion book,The Dream Weaver, provide a welcoming atmosphere for students new to philosophy, sparking interest, assessing comprehension, and stimulating…

Book details

List price: $65.60
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/9/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 768
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Introduction


Song Lyrics and Movie Titles Guide to Critical Thinking and Logic?


Prologue: Philosophy


The Allegory of the Cave



The Value of Philosophy



The Function of Education



The Doctrine of the Blank Slate



Apology




Knowledge


What Is Knowledge? (from Theaetetus)



Knowledge Beyond a Doubt (Meditations on First Philosophy)



Three Dialogues



An Essay Concerning Human Understanding



Appearance and Reality



The Sex of the Knower: What Can She Know?




Self, Mind, and Soul


The Self


There is no Self (A Treatise of Human Nature)



Where am I?



The Buddhist Theory of `No-Self&rsquo?



Mind and Soul


On the Soul (from Meditations)



The Mind-Body Problem (Ch. 1 of Minds, Brains, and Science)



What is it Like to Be a Bat?



Gilbert Ryle,The Concept of Mind: "Descartes' Myth"



Sensations and Brain Processes



Science


An Encounter With David Hume



The Structure of Scientific Revolutions?



How to Defend Society Against Scienc?Paul Feyerabend


Why Astrology Is a Pseudoscience



What is True?



Description and Prescription in Feminist Philosophies of Science




God & Creation


The Five Proofs of God (Summa Theologiae)



Anselm of Canterbury,The Ontological Argument (Proslogion)


Flew, Hare, Mitchell,Theology and Falification


Many Paths to the Same Summit



Creationism and Evolution?


Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion



The Watchmaker (from Natural Theology)



Intelligent Design: The Scientific Alternative