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Philosophy : a beginner's guide / by Jenny Teichman and Katherine C. Evans.
- Title
- Philosophy : a beginner's guide / by Jenny Teichman and Katherine C. Evans.
- Author
- Teichman, Jenny.
- Publication
- Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass., USA : B. Blackwell, 1991.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | BD21 .T35 1991 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Evans, Katherine C.
- Description
- 275 p.; 23 cm.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Introductions
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [266]-271) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction: what is philosophy? 1. Metaphysics: the philosophy of being and knowing. Some puzzles about existence -- The existence of God -- The existence and identity of persons -- The problem of free will -- The existence of evil -- The problem of knowledge. 2. Ethics: the philosophy of value. Morality and illusion -- Egoism and altruism -- Utility and principles. 3. Political philosophy: the philosophy of state and citizen. Authority and anarchy -- Liberty -- Equality -- Politics and sex. 4. The philosophy of science. The methods of science -- Causation -- Induction. 5. Logic: the philosophy of inference and argument. The subject matter of argument -- Syllogistic logic -- Modern logic -- The propositional calculus -- The predicate calculus. 6. Philosophy and life. The meaning of life -- The influence of philosophy on life.
- ISBN
- 0631171290
- 0631171312 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^^90020582^
- OCLC
- 22593013
- SCSB-11654369
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library