Reference Classics: Philosophy: Essential Tools for Critical Thought - Couverture souple

Papineau, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1844837394 ISBN 13 : 9781844837397

Editeur : Duncan Baird Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

What does it mean for something to exist? What is truth? Are we free to choose how to think or act? What is consciousness? Is human cloning justifiable? These are just some of the questions philosophers have attempted to answer. They strike right to the heart of what it means to be human. This important new book shows that philosophy need not be dry or intimidating. Its highly original treatment simultaneously informs and stimulates the reader. "Philosophy" is structured thematically in terms of major issues - World, Mind and Body, Knowledge, Faith, Ethics and Aesthetics, and Society. Cutting across this organization by theme is a parallel organization that focuses at appropriate interludes on the great thinkers and their influence, as well as the schools or -isms to which they subscribed. A work of popularizing reference founded upon impeccable academic scholarship, "Philosophy" offers life-changing perspectives on what really matters.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy at King's College, University of London. His research interests include issues in epistemology, the philosophy of science, and the philosophy of mind and psychology. He is a former editor of the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Duncan Baird Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1844837394
• ISBN 13: 9781844837397
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible