{"product_id":"philosophy-isbn-9781405108270","title":"Philosophy","description":"\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy: The Big Questions\u003c\/i\u003e occupies a unique position among introductory texts in philosophy. Designed for a single-semester introductory course in philosophy, it includes both classic readings in philosophy and newer articles. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents, in one volume, canonical and contemporary works in ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and epistemology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics discussed include knowledge, religion, freedom, morality, and the meaning of life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as a comprehensive and compelling introduction to philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTogether with traditional readings it also presents non-traditional, feminist eadings from a continental perspectives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Preface ix \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE WHAT CAN WE KNOW? 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 From Meditations on First Philosophy 6\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRENÉ DESCARTES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 From An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 34\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAVID HUME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Cartesian Skepticism and Inference to the Best Explanation 64\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJONATHAN VOGEL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 From Science as Social Knowledge 71\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHELEN LONGINO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The ‘Maleness’ of Reason 78\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGENEVIEVE LLOYD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Ethics of Belief 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWILLIAM CLIFFORD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 It is Wrong, Everywhere, Always, and for Anyone, to Believe Anything upon Insufficient Evidence 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePETER VAN INWAGEN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpistemology: Suggestions for Further Reading 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO WHAT CAN WE KNOW ABOUT THE NATURE AND EXISTENCE OF GOD? 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 From Proslogium 106\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eST. ANSELM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 In Behalf of the Fool: An Answer to the Argument of Anselm in the Proslogium 107 \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGAUNILO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Ontological Argument 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWILLIAM L. ROWE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Cosmological Argument 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWILLIAM L. ROWE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 From Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAVID HUME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Argument from Design 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. G. SWINBURNE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Wager 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBLAISE PASCAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Recombinant DNA Debate: A Difficulty for Pascalian-Style Wagering 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSTEPHEN P. STICH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 A Central Theistic Argument 155\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGEORGE SCHLESINGER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Evil and Omnipotence 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. L. MACKIE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Problem of Evil 176\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eELEONORE STUMP\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Male-Chauvinist Religion 190\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDEBORAH MATHIEU\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Divine Racism: A Philosophical and Theological Analysis 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWILLIAM R. JONES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion: Suggestions for Further Reading 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE ARE WE EVER FREE? 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 From The System of Nature 218\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePAUL HOLBACH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Freedom and Necessity 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. J. AYER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Human Freedom and the Self 231\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRODERICK M. CHISHOLM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHARRY G. FRANKFURT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 How to Complete the Compatibilist Account of Free Action 246\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJAMES P. STERBA AND JANET A. KOURANY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Living without Free Will: The Case for Hard Incompatibilism 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDERK PEREBOOM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Metaethics, Metaphilosophy, and Free Will Subjectivism 267\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRICHARD DOUBLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom and Determinism: Suggestions for Further Reading 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR DOES OUR EXISTENCE HAVE A MEANING OR PURPOSE? 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 From My Confession 281\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLEO TOLSTOY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 The Absurdity of Life without God 288\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWILLIAM LANE CRAIG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 On the Vanity of Existence 302\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 An Absurd Reasoning 305\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eALBERT CAMUS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Existentialism Is a Humanism 313\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJEAN-PAUL SARTRE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The Absurd 322\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHOMAS NAGEL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 What Makes Life Worth Living? 330\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOWEN FLANAGAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 The Meaning of Life 337\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJOHN KEKES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Tolstoi and the Meaning of Life 353\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eANTHONY FLEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Meaning of Life: Suggestions for Further Reading 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FIVE HOW SHOULD WE LIVE? 363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Morality as Good in Itself 367\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePLATO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 The Problem of Rationality: Is Morality Rationally Required? 374\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJAMES P. STERBA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 From Utilitarianism 383\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJOHN STUART MILL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals 399\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIMMANUEL KANT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 From Two Treatises of Government 414\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJOHN LOCKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 From A Theory of Justice 421\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJOHN RAWLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Distributive Justice 445\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eROBERT NOZICK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Gender Inequality and Cultural Difference 455\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUSAN MOLLER OKIN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Race\/Gender and the Ethics of Difference 470\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJANE FLAX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 A Response to Jane Flax 478\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUSAN MOLLER OKIN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Equality, Discrimination and Preferential Treatment 482\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBERNARD R. BOXILL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 All Animals Are Equal . . . 490\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePETER SINGER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 The Ethics of Respect for Nature 505\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePAUL W. TAYLOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics: Suggestions for Further Reading 519\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 520\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This is an extraordinary rich and refreshing collection of essays that brings together some of the most illuminating and provocative essays to be found in philosophy. This volume reveals the majesty of philosophy while, at the same time, showcasing the diversity and creativity that has made philosophy so appealing to the very best minds. I expect this reader to become a classic text.\" \u003ci\u003eLaurence Thomas, Syracuse University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This marvelous collection of readings from the Western tradition draws judiciously both from classic texts and contemporary authors. Reminding us of the basic importance for all human life of the central questions of philosophy, it orms an excellent introduction to the subject.\" \u003ci\u003eRoger Trigg, University of Warwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRuth J. Sample\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Hampshire. She teaches social and political philosophy, early modern philosophy, and feminist philosophy, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eExploitation: What It Is and Why It’s Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles W. Mills\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He works in the area of oppositional political theory and is the author of three books: \u003ci\u003eThe Racial Contract\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eBlackness Visible: Essays on Philosophy and Race\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), and \u003ci\u003eFrom Class to Race: Essays in White Marxism and Black Radicalism\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames P. Sterba\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, where he teaches ethics and political philosophy. His publications include \u003ci\u003eHow to Make People Just\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eFeminist Philosophies\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edn., 1995), \u003ci\u003eJustice for Here and Now\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eEarth Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edn., 2000), \u003ci\u003eThree Challenges to Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (2001),and \u003ci\u003eMorality in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (7th edn., 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy: The Big Questions\u003c\/i\u003eoccupies a unique position among introductory texts in philosophy. Designed for a single-semester introductory course in philosophy, it includes both classic readings in philosophy and newer articles. The text is organized around central problems in philosophy and the diverse approaches that philosophers have taken toward those problems.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders of this innovative and accessible volume will encounter canonical works in the history of philosophy, and at the same time see the relevance of philosophy to topics they have encountered in their everyday lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989779529957,"sku":"NP9781405108270","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405108270.jpg?v=1761785438","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/philosophy-isbn-9781405108270","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}