The Good, the True and the Beautiful

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84706-157-7
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

An exciting and stimulating introduction to some of the central questions in philosophy.

Why should we be good? How do we know what is true? What is it all about? The Good, the True and the Beautiful asks crucial questions about who we are and what makes life worthwhile. Michael Boylan offers an accessible and stimulating introduction to philosophy, exploring issues to do with ethics, knowledge and aesthetics and how they relate to our everyday lives. He proposes a highly original understanding of the good, the true and the beautiful that seeks to answer many of the questions that have traditionally occupied philosophers. Using thought experiments to engage the reader in ‘doing’ philosophy, Boylan explores what it means to be good, true and beautiful in today’s world. Get your ticket now for a fascinating journey of self-discovery.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boylan, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunsttheorie, Kunstphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Part I: The Good
1. Being Good
2. The Self and Others
3. Self-fulfillment
Part II: The True
4. Finding Out What is True
5. Scepticism, Illusion and the Sources of Knowledge
6. Integrating Truth into the Quest
Part III: The Beautiful

7. Finding Out What is Beautiful: Ancient Theories
8. Finding Out What is Beautiful: Modern and Contemporary Theories
9. The Quest for the Beautiful
Glossary
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Boylan is Professor and Chair in philosophy at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, USA. His most recent books are The Extinction of Desire (Blackwell, 2007), a philosophical novel and A Just Society (Rowman and Littlefield, 2004), a monograph on ethics and political philosophy.