The Resource Philosophical dilemmas : a pro and con introduction to the major questions, Phil Washburn
Philosophical dilemmas : a pro and con introduction to the major questions, Phil Washburn
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- Summary
- "Philosophical Dilemmas: A Pro and Con Introduction to the Major Questions, Third Edition, outlines the principal positions that philosophers have articulated through the ages, helping students to understand what philosophers do and how they do it. Comprehensive and lucidly written, it features sixty four brief essays - arranged in sets of two or three - on thirty-one important questions. The essays are arguments that author Phil Washburn has either created or recreated, rather than excerpts from the work of philosopher. With affirmative and negative responses, each set answers one of the standard philosophical questions, such as "Does God exist?" or "Is morality relative?" Each essay takes a definite stand and promotes it vigorously, creating a sharp contrast between the two positions and giving each abstract theory a more personal and believable "voice." While the essays often employ traditional arguments of great philosophers, they present the ideas in contemporary language with vivid examples. The accessible style and conflicting answers encourage students to examine the different positions and to think carefully about which essay makes the stronger case. In contrast with other textbooks, which often present a series of excerpts and theories without attempting to coordinate them into a larger picture, Philosophical Dilemmas, teaches students about the process of thinking philosophically and encourages them to construct their own coherent worldviews. This third edition features two new sections (four new essays) on the meaning of life and on personal identity, expanded and updated annotated bibliographies, and an appendix, "How to Write an Essay.""--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 500 p.
- Contents
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- God, immortality, and faith
- Liberty, equality, and justice
- Happiness, obligations, and values
- Free will, mind, and human nature
- Knowledge, science, and truth
- Isbn
- 9780195314649
- Label
- Philosophical dilemmas : a pro and con introduction to the major questions
- Title
- Philosophical dilemmas
- Title remainder
- a pro and con introduction to the major questions
- Statement of responsibility
- Phil Washburn
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Philosophical Dilemmas: A Pro and Con Introduction to the Major Questions, Third Edition, outlines the principal positions that philosophers have articulated through the ages, helping students to understand what philosophers do and how they do it. Comprehensive and lucidly written, it features sixty four brief essays - arranged in sets of two or three - on thirty-one important questions. The essays are arguments that author Phil Washburn has either created or recreated, rather than excerpts from the work of philosopher. With affirmative and negative responses, each set answers one of the standard philosophical questions, such as "Does God exist?" or "Is morality relative?" Each essay takes a definite stand and promotes it vigorously, creating a sharp contrast between the two positions and giving each abstract theory a more personal and believable "voice." While the essays often employ traditional arguments of great philosophers, they present the ideas in contemporary language with vivid examples. The accessible style and conflicting answers encourage students to examine the different positions and to think carefully about which essay makes the stronger case. In contrast with other textbooks, which often present a series of excerpts and theories without attempting to coordinate them into a larger picture, Philosophical Dilemmas, teaches students about the process of thinking philosophically and encourages them to construct their own coherent worldviews. This third edition features two new sections (four new essays) on the meaning of life and on personal identity, expanded and updated annotated bibliographies, and an appendix, "How to Write an Essay.""--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Washburn, Phil
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BD21
- LC item number
- .W36 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Philosophy
- Label
- Philosophical dilemmas : a pro and con introduction to the major questions, Phil Washburn
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- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- God, immortality, and faith -- Liberty, equality, and justice -- Happiness, obligations, and values -- Free will, mind, and human nature -- Knowledge, science, and truth
- Control code
- ocn171287701
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 500 p.
- Isbn
- 9780195314649
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- (pbk.)
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- 2007037564
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- (OCoLC)171287701
- Label
- Philosophical dilemmas : a pro and con introduction to the major questions, Phil Washburn
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- God, immortality, and faith -- Liberty, equality, and justice -- Happiness, obligations, and values -- Free will, mind, and human nature -- Knowledge, science, and truth
- Control code
- ocn171287701
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 500 p.
- Isbn
- 9780195314649
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2007037564
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