Discovering Philosophy

Name: Discovering Philosophy
Price: 9.89 USD
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ISBN: 9780135080030

ISBN-10: 0135080037

ISBN-13: 9780135080030

Edition: 1996 (Abridged)

Authors: Thomas I. White

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For introductory philosophy courses. Discovering Philosophy, is a comprehensive introduction to philosophy that is specially designed for students who are more comfortable with secondary, rather than primary sources. Using more accessible content that is unintimidating yet intellectually engaging, it relates the philosophical issues to students' own experiences and challenges them to do philosophy on their own.

Book details

List price: $70.80
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 2/29/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 489
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English




INTRODUCTION



What Is Philosophy?



Philosophical Thinking



EXPLORING THE BASICS OF WHO WE ARE AND DEALING WITH OTHERS



The Case for Determinism



The Case for Freedom



Right and Wrong



Why Virtue?



Democracy



THE WORLD OF THEORY



The Nature of Reality



What Is Knowledge?



Does God Exist?



The Purpose of Life: Marx and Buddha



EMERGING ISSUES



Scientific Explanations of Reality



Does Gender Affect How We Think?



Is a Dolphin a "Person" ?


A FINAL WORD


Glossary


Appendix: Writing about Philosophy


Index