Used by more than one million students around the world since its original publication, this introductory philosophy text makes accessible a wide range of philosophical issues closely related to everyday life. Emphasizing personal and immediate questions, the authors approach introductory philosophy through basic human questions rather than focusing on methodology or the history of thought. The text presents vital questions of contemporary interest in an overall framework of enduring concepts, interweaving coverage of various topics in art, history, and education. It covers a variety of types…mehr
Used by more than one million students around the world since its original publication, this introductory philosophy text makes accessible a wide range of philosophical issues closely related to everyday life. Emphasizing personal and immediate questions, the authors approach introductory philosophy through basic human questions rather than focusing on methodology or the history of thought. The text presents vital questions of contemporary interest in an overall framework of enduring concepts, interweaving coverage of various topics in art, history, and education. It covers a variety of types of philosophy in depth, and both western and eastern perspectives are represented. Ideal for students who have no background in philosophy, Living Issues in Philosophy, 9/e simplifies technical language wherever possible; unfamiliar terms are clearly defined upon first appearance and in the end-of-chapter glossaries. Additional pedagogical features include exercises, chapter summaries, and annotated bibliographies at the end of every chapter. The text also features photo biographies of major philosophers and short excerpts from philosophical classics.
Each chapter ends with Glossary Terms, Chapter Review, Study Questions and Projects, and Suggested Readings sections Introduction: What is Philosophy? The Meanings of Philosophy Why We Need Philosophy Traditional Branches of Philosophy Philosophical Methodology--Socratic Dialectic The Uses of Philosophy Values and Education Philosophy Today Reflections Part One: The Nature of Human Nature Metaphysics and Human Nature Is There a Human Nature? How Humans Differ from the Rest of Nature Images of Human Nature Reflections The Nature of the Self Denials of the Existence of a Self Consciousness Reflections The Nature of the Mind Difficulties of Studying the Mind Theories of the Mind The Mind-Body Relationship Parapsychology Reflections The Philosophical Meaning of Freedom The Denial of Freedom Indeterminism Self-Determination Reflections Part Two: The Realm of Values Value Judgments Facts and Values How Values Are Justified Values and the Aesthetic Experience The Selection of Values Reflections Moral Judgments The Moral Situation Ethics: The Study of Morality A Variety of Ethical Standards--Normative Ethics Approaches to Ethical Standards Contemporary Principles Reflections A Contemporary Challenge Civil Liberties Civil Disobedience The Limits of Liberty The Enforcement of Morals Contemporary Moral Issues Reflections Part Three: Knowledge and Science Central Questions in the Theory of Knowledge Tradition and Common Sense Obstacles to Clear Thinking The Possible Sources of Knowledge Reflections Basic Issues in the Nature of Knowledge Subjectivism Objectivism The Nature of Knowledge: Further Considerations The Tests of Knowledge Three Tests of Truth Reflections The Development of Science Philosophy of Science: Basic Issues Scientific Methods The Nature and Role of Models and Paradigms A Method of Acquiring Knowledge Limitations of Scientific Methods Philosophy and Science: Agreements and Contrasts Scientfic Views of the Universe The Origin and Nature of Life Human Beings and Evolution Reflections Part Four: Philosophical Perspectives Naturalism Defined Mechanistic Materialism Dialectical Materialism Humanistic Naturalism Reflections Contrasting Philosophical Movements Idealism Defined Types of Idealism Implications of Idealism Realism Defined Types of Realism Implications of Realism Evaluation of Idealism Evaluation of Realism Pragmatism Defined Charles S. Peirce William James John Dewey Reflections Language and Philosophy Locke, Hume, and the Traditional Outlook The Empirical Tradition Analytic Philosophy and Questions of Knowledge Reflections Some Characteristics of Existentialism Some Existentialist Thinkers Some Characteristics of Phenomenology Some Phenomenological Thinkers Some Characteristics of Process Philosophy Two Process Philosophers Reflections Part Five: Religion: East and West What Is Religion? The Nature of Religion The Origin and Growth of Religion Myth in Sacred Literature Religious Experience Three Universal Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam Current Religious Issues Reflections The Nature of God Grounds for Belief in God Grounds for Disbelief in God Personal Survival after Death Reflections The Nature of Asian Religion The Hindu Tradition The Buddhist Quest for Enlightenment Confucius and Lao-zi Mao Ze-dong The Value System of the Japanese Reflections
Each chapter ends with Glossary Terms, Chapter Review, Study Questions and Projects, and Suggested Readings sections Introduction: What is Philosophy? The Meanings of Philosophy Why We Need Philosophy Traditional Branches of Philosophy Philosophical Methodology--Socratic Dialectic The Uses of Philosophy Values and Education Philosophy Today Reflections Part One: The Nature of Human Nature Metaphysics and Human Nature Is There a Human Nature? How Humans Differ from the Rest of Nature Images of Human Nature Reflections The Nature of the Self Denials of the Existence of a Self Consciousness Reflections The Nature of the Mind Difficulties of Studying the Mind Theories of the Mind The Mind-Body Relationship Parapsychology Reflections The Philosophical Meaning of Freedom The Denial of Freedom Indeterminism Self-Determination Reflections Part Two: The Realm of Values Value Judgments Facts and Values How Values Are Justified Values and the Aesthetic Experience The Selection of Values Reflections Moral Judgments The Moral Situation Ethics: The Study of Morality A Variety of Ethical Standards--Normative Ethics Approaches to Ethical Standards Contemporary Principles Reflections A Contemporary Challenge Civil Liberties Civil Disobedience The Limits of Liberty The Enforcement of Morals Contemporary Moral Issues Reflections Part Three: Knowledge and Science Central Questions in the Theory of Knowledge Tradition and Common Sense Obstacles to Clear Thinking The Possible Sources of Knowledge Reflections Basic Issues in the Nature of Knowledge Subjectivism Objectivism The Nature of Knowledge: Further Considerations The Tests of Knowledge Three Tests of Truth Reflections The Development of Science Philosophy of Science: Basic Issues Scientific Methods The Nature and Role of Models and Paradigms A Method of Acquiring Knowledge Limitations of Scientific Methods Philosophy and Science: Agreements and Contrasts Scientfic Views of the Universe The Origin and Nature of Life Human Beings and Evolution Reflections Part Four: Philosophical Perspectives Naturalism Defined Mechanistic Materialism Dialectical Materialism Humanistic Naturalism Reflections Contrasting Philosophical Movements Idealism Defined Types of Idealism Implications of Idealism Realism Defined Types of Realism Implications of Realism Evaluation of Idealism Evaluation of Realism Pragmatism Defined Charles S. Peirce William James John Dewey Reflections Language and Philosophy Locke, Hume, and the Traditional Outlook The Empirical Tradition Analytic Philosophy and Questions of Knowledge Reflections Some Characteristics of Existentialism Some Existentialist Thinkers Some Characteristics of Phenomenology Some Phenomenological Thinkers Some Characteristics of Process Philosophy Two Process Philosophers Reflections Part Five: Religion: East and West What Is Religion? The Nature of Religion The Origin and Growth of Religion Myth in Sacred Literature Religious Experience Three Universal Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam Current Religious Issues Reflections The Nature of God Grounds for Belief in God Grounds for Disbelief in God Personal Survival after Death Reflections The Nature of Asian Religion The Hindu Tradition The Buddhist Quest for Enlightenment Confucius and Lao-zi Mao Ze-dong The Value System of the Japanese Reflections
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