Fundamentals of philosophy /
David Stewart, H. Gene Blocker, James Petrik.
- Eighth edtion.
- Boston : Pearson, [2013]
- x, 531 pages ; 23 cm
Previously published: Seventh edition. Boston : Prentice Hall, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I What Is Philosophy? Chapter I The Activity of Philosophy Chapter 2 Philosophy's History Chapter 3 Philosophy and the Examined Life Socrates: In Defense of Philosophy Part 2 Thinking About Thinking (Logic) Chapter 4 The Life of Reason Chapter 5 Argument Forms Chapter 6 Induction and the Philosophy of Science Chapter 7 Strategies for Philosophical Arguments Part 3 What Is Real? (Metaphysics) Chapter 8 Introduction to Metaphysics Chapter 9 Dualism Plato: The Immortality of the Soul Plato: The Divided Line Chapter 10 Materialism Epicurus: First Principle ofMaterialism Chapter 11 Idealism Geofge Berkeley: Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Phibnous Chapter 12 The Mind-Body Problem and Personal Identity Alfred C Lent: Sun^'ng in a Different Body Chapter 13 Freedom and Determinism: The Metaphysics of Human Agency Peter van Inwagen: The Moral Argument for Freedom Part 4 How Do We Know? (Epistemology) Chapter 14 Introduction to Epistemology Chapter 15 Rene Descartes: The Quest for Certainty Rene Descartes: Meditations Chapter 16 David Hume: Trust Your Senses David Hume: Of the Origin of ideas David Hume: Skeptical Doubts Conceming the Operations of the Understanding Chapter 17 immanuel Kant: A Compromise Immanuel Kant Two Sources of Knowledge Chapter 18 Knowledge and Human Practices: The Pragmatist T radition William James: What Pragmatism Means Nathaniel Goldberg: Where Does Knowledge Come From? Quine, Davidson, and Traditional Epistemology Part 5 What Ought We to Do? (Ethics) Chapter 19 Introduction to Ethical Reasoning Chapter 20 Moral Skepticism J. L Mackie: The Argument from Relativity Chapter 21 Morality and Metaphysics Matthew Carey Jordan: God and Morality Chapter 22 Eudaemonism: The Morality of Self-Realization Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics Chapter 23 Utilitarianism: Morality Depends on the Consequences John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism — Chapter 24 Deontology: Morality Depends on the Motives Immanuel Kant Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Ethics Part 6 Philosophy of Religion Chapter 25 Introduction to Philosophy of Religion Chapter 26 Religion and Life's Meaning Leo Tolstoy: A Confession Chapter 27 A Priori Arguments for God's Existence St Anselm: Proslogion Chapter 28 A Posteriori Arguments for God's Existence: Aquinas' Five Ways St Thomas Aquinas: The Five Ways Chapter 29 The Problem of Evil James Petrik: inscrutable Evil and an Infinite God Part 7 Philosophy of Art (Esthetics) Chapter 30 Introduction to the Philosophy of Art Chapter 31 The Value of Art H. Gene Blodker. The Esthetic Attitude Chapter 32 Art as Ideal Kenneth Claric The Naked and die Nude Chapter 33 Esthetics and Ideology Jennifer Jeffers: The Politics of Representation Part 8 Social and Political Philosophy Chapter 34 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy Chapter 35 The Liberal, Secular State John Locke: A Letter Conceming Toleration Chapter 36 The Individual and the State John Stuart Mill: On Liberty Chapter 37 Human Rights H. Gene Blacker Human Ri^ts Chapter 38 Individual Happiness and Social Responsibility M. Andrew Holowchak: Happiness and Justice in "Liberal" Sodety: Autonomy as Political Integration Part 9 Eastern Thought Chapter 39 Philosophy East and West Chapter 40 Confucian Theories of Human Nature Mendus: The Book of Mendus Xun 25: The Nature of Man Is Evil Dong Zhongshu: Human Nature Is Both Good and Evil Chapter 41 Hindu Debate on Monism Chapter 42 Buddhist Theory of Emptiness Nagaijuna: Seventy Verses on Emptiness _ _. Nagaijuna: How Phenomena Are Empty of Inherent Existence