Knowledge, Nature, and Norms: An Introduction to Philosophy

Name: Knowledge, Nature, and Norms: An Introduction to Philosophy
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ISBN: 9781133934950

ISBN-10: 1133934951

ISBN-13: 9781133934950

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Mark Timmons, David Shoemaker

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Find everything you need for a solid introduction to philosophy with this brief, powerful text. One of the most concise introductory philosophy anthologies available, KNOWLEDGE, NATURE, AND NORMS: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY, Second Edition features classical philosophy readings, short fiction, and literature from popular writers, as well as a wealth of effective learning tools. Concise, well-edited selections are designed to give first-time philosophy students what you need to succeed--a well-crafted focus on the essential elements of philosophical debate. Integrated learning tools, such as a comprehensive introductory essay at the beginning of the text, provides an overview of how to…

Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Personal Identity & Immortality



The Meeting




Phaedo




Vie Myth of the Soul




The Prince and the Cobbler




A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality




Narrative Identity




The Unimportance of Identity




The Mind-Body Problem



They're Made Out of Meat




Sensations and Brain Processes




In Defense of Mind-Body Dualism




Computing Machinery and Intelligence




Minds, Brains, and Machines




The Puzzle of Conscious Experience




Free Will, Determinism, and Responsibility



Adjustment Team




The Illusion of Free Will




Has the Self 'Free Will'?




The Problem of Free Will




Freedom and Resentment




Sanity and the Metaphysics of Responsibility




The Existence of God



Rebellion




The Ontological Argument/Tire Lost Island Objection




The Cosmological Argument




The Teleological Argument




The Evidence of Miracles: An Exchange Between a Christian and an Atheist




The Wager




God




The Problem of Evil




Theodicies




Knowledge, Skepticism, and Belief



A Brain in a Vat




Within the Sphere of the Doubtful (Meditations I and If)




Certainty




A Defense of Skepticism




The Ethics of Belief




Is It Wrong Everywhere, Always, and for Anyone to Believe Anything on Insufficient Evidence?




Ethics



The Myth of Gyges




Vie Maze of Moral Relativism




Right and Wrong




In Defense of Utilitarianism




The Moral Law and. Autonomy of the Will




What Makes Right Actions Right




An Ethics of Caring




Virtue and Character



Glossary


Index