Philosophy The Pursuit of Wisdom

by Pojman, Louis P.

• ISBN13: 9780534605520
• ISBN10: 0534605524
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-07
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Can philosophy be fun? With PHILOSOPHY: THE PURSUIT OF WISDOM it most certainly is. Because of its lively writing style and clear presentation, this introduction to philosophy textbook is both interesting and informative. You'll discover all the major philosophical theories, as well as tackle hot topics like the existence of God, the free will/determinism debate, and the meaning of life.

Table of Contents

Preface

A Personal Word to the Student

Part I: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

1. What is Philosophy? 2

A Little Bit of Logic

3. The Beginnings of Philosophy: The Ancient Greeks

4. The Rise of the Sophists and Socrates

Part II: PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

5. The Value of Religion: An Introduction

6. The Cosmological Argument

7. The Teleological Argument

8. The Ontological Argument

9. The Argue Sophists and Socrates

Part II: PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

5. The Value of Religion: An Introduction

6. The Cosmological Argument

7. The Teleological Argument

8. The Ontological Argument

9. The Argue Sophists and Socrates

Part II: PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

5. The Value of Religion: An Introduction

6. The Cosmological Argument

7. The Teleological Argument

8. The Ontological Argument

9. The Argue Sophists and Socrates

Part II: PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

5. The Value of Religion: An Introduction

6. The Cosmological Argument

7. The Teleological Argument

8. The Ontological Argument

9. The Argument from Religious Experience

10. The Problem of Evil

11. Faith and Reason

Part III: THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

12. What Can We Know? An Introduction

13. Skepticism

14. Perception: Can We Have Knowment from Religious Experience

10. The Problem of Evil

11. Faith and Reason

Part III: THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

12. What Can We Know? An Introduction

13. Skepticism

14. Perception: Can We Have Knowment from Religious Experience

10. The Problem of Evil

11. Faith and Reason

Part III: THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

12. What Can We Know? An Introduction

13. Skepticism

14. Perception: Can We Have Knowment from Religious Experience

10. The Problem of Evil

11. Faith and Reason

Part III: THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

12. What Can We Know? An Introduction

13. Skepticism

14. Perception: Can We Have Knowledge of the External World? Part IV: THE MIND/BODY PROBLEM

15. What Am I? A Mind or a Body? 16

Materialist Monism

17. Functionalism and Biological Naturalism

18. Who Am I? The Problem of Personal Identity