{"product_id":"philosophy-isbn-9780631213215","title":"Philosophy","description":"\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy: a Beginner's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e is unique in its approach to introducing philosophy. Its succinct and self-contained chapters make this jargon-free text accessible to people who have had little or no previous contact with philosophy.  Preface. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What is Philosophy?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Metaphysics: The Philosophy of Being and Knowing:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Some Puzzles about Existence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Existence of God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Existence and Identity of Persons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Problem of Free Will.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Existence of Evil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Problem of Knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Scepticism Old and New.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Ethics: The Philosophy of Value:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Morality and Illusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Egoism and Altruism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Utility and Principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Life and Death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Political Philosophy: The Philosophy of State and Citizen:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Authority and Anarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Equality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Marx and Marxism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Politics and Sex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The Philosophy of Science:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Methods of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Causation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Induction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Logic: The Philosophy of Inference and Argument:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. The Subject Matter of Logic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Syllogistic Logic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Modern Logic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. The Propositional Calculus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. The Predicate Calculus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Philosophy and Life:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. The Meaning of Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. The Influence of Philosophy on Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I: The Great Philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix II: Philosophy in the Twentieth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix III: Some Well-known Contemporary Philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \"It is gracefully written and beautifully organized, making it a pleasure to read.\" \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJenny Teichman\u003c\/b\u003e is a Fellow of New Hall, Cambridge. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mind and the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eIllegitimacy\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003ePacifism and the Just War\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), and \u003ci\u003eSocial Ethics: A Student's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1996). \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eKatherine Evans,\u003c\/b\u003e a graduate of Cambridge, is an attorney for an international telecommunications company and writes logical aptitude tests for law students.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy: A Beginner's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e is unique in its approach to introducing philosophy. Its succinct and self-contained chapters make this jargon-free text accessible to people who have had little or no previous contact with philosophy. \u003cp\u003e In this new, revised and extended edition of the popular student text, Teichman and Evans introduce philosophy as it is studied in mainstream colleges and universities. Assuming no previous contact with philosophy, the authors guide the reader through the most central and important questions of philosophy, including the nature of existence, knowledge, freedom, feminism, God, morality, politics, science, reason, logic, and human purpose. This edition includes a new chapter on scepticism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989779497189,"sku":"NP9780631213215","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631213215.jpg?v=1761785438","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/philosophy-isbn-9780631213215","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}