INTRODUCING PHILOSOPHY

ISBN: 9781516510627 Géneros: HP Sinópsis: Introducing Philosophy Questions of Knowledge and Reality comprised of both classical and modern readings offers an excellent introduction to many of the central issues in philosophy whether God exists the problem of evil the problem of knowing the external world mindbody dualism the doctrine of physicalism personal identity the debate on free will determinism and compatibilism and modern theories of human nature Schopenhauer Darwin Nietzsche Freud and Sartre Aimed at the freshmansophomore level the collection presupposes no familiarity with the concepts it addresses and offers a wellbalanced and accessible approach to the field An ideal teaching text Introducing Philosophy Questions of Knowledge and Reality is a standalone text organized into seven thematic parts to be covered during a single semesterlong course It also provides various background readings and commentaries often requested by instructors but all too often omitted in competing texts These include a historical introduction an introduction to logic and a glossary The collection also incorporates a discussion of scientific topics that have recently gained the attention of philosophers such as the argument for the fine tuning of the universe sociobiology and ethics the selfish gene The revised edition includes a new chapter Harry Frankfurt39s influential essay Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person Peter Atterton is professor of philosophy at San Diego State University He has published articles and translations in the area of Continental philosophy He is coeditor of several books including The Continental Ethics Reader Routledge 2003 Animal Philosophy Continuum 2004 Levinas and Buber Dialogue and Difference Duquesne 2004 and Radicalizing Levinas SUNY 2010 His research focuses on various aspects of the philosophical phenomenological and biological nature of human experience