Buch, Englisch, 468 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1057 g
Buch, Englisch, 468 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1057 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-515509-9
Verlag: ACADEMIC
Used by more than one million students around the world since its original publication, this introductory philosophy text makes accessible a wide range of philosophical issues closely related to everyday life. Emphasizing personal and immediate questions, the authors approach introductory philosophy through basic human questions rather than focusing on methodology or the history of thought. The text presents vital questions of contemporary interest in an overall framework of enduring concepts, interweaving coverage of various topics in art, history, and education. It covers a variety of types of philosophy in depth, and both western and eastern perspectives are represented. Ideal for students who have no background in philosophy, Living Issues in Philosophy, 9/e simplifies technical language wherever possible; unfamiliar terms are clearly defined upon first appearance and in the end-of-chapter glossaries. Additional pedagogical features include exercises, chapter summaries, and annotated bibliographies at the end of every chapter. The text also features photo biographies of major philosophers and short excerpts from philosophical classics.
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- Each chapter ends with Glossary Terms, Chapter Review, Study Questions and Projects, and Suggested Readings sections
- Introduction: What is Philosophy?
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- The Meanings of Philosophy
- Why We Need Philosophy
- Traditional Branches of Philosophy
- Philosophical Methodology--Socratic Dialectic
- The Uses of Philosophy
- Values and Education
- Philosophy Today
- Reflections
- Part One: The Nature of Human Nature
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- Metaphysics and Human Nature
- Is There a Human Nature?
- How Humans Differ from the Rest of Nature
- Images of Human Nature
- Reflections
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- The Nature of the Self
- Denials of the Existence of a Self
- Consciousness
- Reflections
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- The Nature of the Mind
- Difficulties of Studying the Mind
- Theories of the Mind
- The Mind-Body Relationship
- Parapsychology
- Reflections
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- The Philosophical Meaning of Freedom
- The Denial of Freedom
- Indeterminism
- Self-Determination
- Reflections
- Part Two: The Realm of Values
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- Value Judgments
- Facts and Values
- How Values Are Justified
- Values and the Aesthetic Experience
- The Selection of Values
- Reflections
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- Moral Judgments
- The Moral Situation
- Ethics: The Study of Morality
- A Variety of Ethical Standards--Normative Ethics
- Approaches to Ethical Standards
- Contemporary Principles
- Reflections
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- A Contemporary Challenge
- Civil Liberties
- Civil Disobedience
- The Limits of Liberty
- The Enforcement of Morals
- Contemporary Moral Issues
- Reflections
- Part Three: Knowledge and Science
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- Central Questions in the Theory of Knowledge
- Tradition and Common Sense
- Obstacles to Clear Thinking
- The Possible Sources of Knowledge
- Reflections
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- Basic Issues in the Nature of Knowledge
- Subjectivism
- Objectivism
- The Nature of Knowledge: Further Considerations
- The Tests of Knowledge
- Three Tests of Truth
- Reflections
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- The Development of Science
- Philosophy of Science: Basic Issues
- Scientific Methods
- The Nature and Role of Models and Paradigms
- A Method of Acquiring Knowledge
- Limitations of Scientific Methods
- Philosophy and Science: Agreements and Contrasts
- Scientfic Views of the Universe
- The Origin and Nature of Life
- Human Beings and Evolution
- Reflections
- Part Four: Philosophical Perspectives
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- Naturalism Defined
- Mechanistic Materialism
- Dialectical Materialism
- Humanistic Naturalism
- Reflections
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- Contrasting Philosophical Movements
- Idealism Defined
- Types of Idealism
- Implications of Idealism
- Realism Defined
- Types of Realism
- Implications of Realism
- Evaluation of Idealism
- Evaluation of Realism
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- Pragmatism Defined
- Charles S. Peirce
- William James
- John Dewey
- Reflections
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- Language and Philosophy
- Locke, Hume, and the Traditional Outlook
- The Empirical Tradition
- Analytic Philosophy and Questions of Knowledge
- Reflections
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- Some Characteristics of Existentialism
- Some Existentialist Thinkers
- Some Characteristics of Phenomenology
- Some Phenomenological Thinkers
- Some Characteristics of Process Philosophy
- Two Process Philosophers
- Reflections
- Part Five: Religion: East and West
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- What Is Religion?
- The Nature of Religion
- The Origin and Growth of Religion
- Myth in Sacred Literature
- Religious Experience
- Three Universal Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
- Current Religious Issues
- Reflections
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- The Nature of God
- Grounds for Belief in God
- Grounds for Disbelief in God
- Personal Survival after Death
- Reflections
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- The Nature of Asian Religion
- The Hindu Tradition
- The Buddhist Quest for Enlightenment
- Confucius and Lao-zi
- Mao Ze-dong
- The Value System of the Japanese
- Reflections
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