Philosophical Problems : An Introductory Text in Philosophy

Alward, Peter

Broadview Press Ltd（2017/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781554812851
• DDC分類 100

Full Description

Peter Alward's rigorous introductory text functions as a roadmap for students, laying out the key issues, positions, and arguments of academic philosophy. The book covers central topics in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy. An introductory chapter presents the foundations of philosophical discourse and offers a primer on the basics of logic. Those argumentative tools are then employed to address classic philosophical issues such as the relationship between body and mind, skepticism, the possibility of free will, and the existence of God. Later chapters engage issues of morality, justice, and liberty, as well as moral questions concerning abortion and the practice of punishment. Throughout, Alward aims for clarity, providing summaries, diagrams, and reflective questions to assist the student reader.

Contents

Introduction
Dedication
Chapter 1: Philosophy
PART I: METAPHYSICS AND EPISTEMOLOGY
Chapter 2: Mind and Body
Chapter 3: Knowledge and Skepticism
Chapter 4: Personal Identity and Survival
Chapter 5: Free Will and Determinism
Chapter 6: Modality and Causation
Chapter 7: God and Religion
Chapter 8: Truth and Fiction
PART II: ETHICS AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
General Principles
Chapter 9: Moral Skepticism
Chapter 10: Moral Realism
Chapter 11: Justice
Chapter 12: Liberty
Applications
Chapter 13: Abortion
Chapter 14: Punishment