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Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings
Introduction to Classical and Contemporary Readings , Third Edition, is a highly acclaimed, topically organized collection that covers five major areas of philosophy--theory of knowledge, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, freedom and determinism, and moral philosophy.
Editor Louis P. Pojman enhances the text's topical organization by arranging the selections into a pro/con format to help students better understand opposing arguments. He also includes accessible introductions to each part, subsection, and individual reading, a unique feature for an anthology of
this depth. While the book focuses on a compelling sampling of classical material--including selections from Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant--it also incorporates some of philosophy's best twentieth-century and contemporary work, featuring articles by Bertrand Russell,
Richard Taylor, John Searle, Thomas Nagel, and others.
This third edition contains an expanded glossary, more extensive section introductions, and twelve new
Karl "Epistemology without a Knowing Subject"
Richard "Dismantling Solidarity versus Objectivity"
Daniel "Postmodernism and Truth"
Bruce "The Problem of Why is There So Much Suffering?"
David "Against Can Consciousness Be Reductively Explained?"
Baron Paul Henri d' "A Defense of Determinism"
Michael "A Compatibilist Defense of Moral Responsibility"
"Socratic Crito"
"Custom Is King"
J. L. "The Subjectivity of Values"
Louis P. "A Critique of Mackie's Theory of Moral Subjectivism"
Thomas "Moral Luck"
Editor Louis P. Pojman enhances the text's topical organization by arranging the selections into a pro/con format to help students better understand opposing arguments. He also includes accessible introductions to each part, subsection, and individual reading, a unique feature for an anthology of
this depth. While the book focuses on a compelling sampling of classical material--including selections from Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant--it also incorporates some of philosophy's best twentieth-century and contemporary work, featuring articles by Bertrand Russell,
Richard Taylor, John Searle, Thomas Nagel, and others.
This third edition contains an expanded glossary, more extensive section introductions, and twelve new
Karl "Epistemology without a Knowing Subject"
Richard "Dismantling Solidarity versus Objectivity"
Daniel "Postmodernism and Truth"
Bruce "The Problem of Why is There So Much Suffering?"
David "Against Can Consciousness Be Reductively Explained?"
Baron Paul Henri d' "A Defense of Determinism"
Michael "A Compatibilist Defense of Moral Responsibility"
"Socratic Crito"
"Custom Is King"
J. L. "The Subjectivity of Values"
Louis P. "A Critique of Mackie's Theory of Moral Subjectivism"
Thomas "Moral Luck"
672 pages, Paperback
Published February 26, 2004
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November 10, 2018
Had to stop reading this one because of two reasons:
1. the book is darn boring. I don't enjoy the style of writing from the author in the introduction, explanation and conclusion of the original texts.
2. the original texts themselves are boring. Don't get me wrong. I do appreciate and admire their fervent search for knowledge, but their justification and writings are just simply too abstract, far-fetch, and meaningless to me.
For now, I'm reading more into mindfulness and meditation. My guts and experience tell me it's a better gateway to a meaningful life than some these philosophical teachings (especially the metaphysics and epistemology branches).
1. the book is darn boring. I don't enjoy the style of writing from the author in the introduction, explanation and conclusion of the original texts.
2. the original texts themselves are boring. Don't get me wrong. I do appreciate and admire their fervent search for knowledge, but their justification and writings are just simply too abstract, far-fetch, and meaningless to me.
For now, I'm reading more into mindfulness and meditation. My guts and experience tell me it's a better gateway to a meaningful life than some these philosophical teachings (especially the metaphysics and epistemology branches).
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