Philosophy and This Actual World An Introduction to Practical Philosophical Inquiry

Name: Philosophy and This Actual World An Introduction to Practical Philosophical Inquiry
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ISBN: 9780742513990

ISBN-10: 0742513998

ISBN-13: 9780742513990

Edition: 2003

Authors: Martin Benjamin

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Martin Benjamin bridges the gap between academic philosophy and the questions of educated nonspecialists.

Book details

List price: $47.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/10/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.86" wide x 8.94" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Agent and Spectator


No Way Out


The Cartesian Subject


The Pragmatic Subject


Agent and Spectator


The Irrepressible Skeptic



Language, Meaning, and Truth


Language


Meaning


Truth


Summary and Conclusion



Knowledge and Reality


Knowledge


Reality


Knowledge and Reality: Pragmatic Questions



Mind and Will


Mind


Will


Conclusion



Ethics


Origins


Moral Reasoning and Reflection



Democratic Pluralism


Moral Pluralism


Democratic Temperament


Compromise


Physician-Assisted Suicide



Determining Death


Background


The Main Question


The Subject of Life and Death


Law and Public Policy



Meaningful Lives


God, Meaning, and Mortality


Meaning without God


Pragmatism and Religion


The Priority of Democracy


Conclusion


Bibliographical Essay


Introduction



Agent and Spectator



Language, Meaning, and Truth



Knowledge and Reality



Mind and Will



Ethics



Democratic Pluralism



Determining Death



Meaningful Lives


Bibliography


Index


About the Author