Fundamentals of Philosophy

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John Shand
Psychology Press, 2003 - 445 Seiten

Fundamentals of Philosophy is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to philosophy. Based on the well-known series of the same name, this textbook brings together specially commissioned articles by leading philosophers of philosophy's key topics.
Each chapter provides an authoritative overview of topics commonly taught at undergraduate level, focusing on the major issues that typically arise when studying the subject. Discussions are up to date and written in an engaging manner so as to provide students with the core building blocks of their degree course. Fundamentals of Philosophy is an ideal starting point for those coming to philosophy for the first time and will be a useful complement to the primary texts studied at undergraduate level. Ideally suited to novice philosophy students, it will also be of interest to those in related subjects across the humanities and social sciences.

 

Inhalt

INTRODUCTION
1
1 EPISTEMOLOGY
11
2 METAPHYSICS
36
3 LOGIC
64
4 ETHICS
94
From Thales to Aristotle
122
From Augustine to Nicholas of Cusa
155
The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
204
9 PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
262
10 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
297
11 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
326
12 AESTHETICS
351
13 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
377
14 CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY
408
INDEX
443
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8 PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
234

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Autoren-Profil (2003)

John Shand is Associate Lecturer at the Open University. He is series editor of the Fundamentals of Philosophy series (Routledge), author of Arguing Well (Routledge, 2000) and Philosophy and Philosophers (Acumen 2002).

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