Philosophy : the basics / Nigel Warburton.
Philosophy : the basics / Nigel Warburton.
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Date
2012.
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G 2014/215
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 182 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents
Contents note continued: 4.Politics -- Equality -- Equal distribution of money -- Criticisms of equal distribution of money -- Equal opportunity in employment -- Reverse discrimination -- Criticisms of reverse discrimination -- Political equality: democracy -- Direct democracy -- Representative demo...
Contents note continued: Conclusion -- Further reading -- 2.Right and wrong -- Duty-based theories -- Christian ethics -- Criticisms of Christian ethics -- Kantian ethics -- Criticisms of Kantian ethics -- Consequentialism -- Utilitarianism -- Criticisms of utilitarianism -- Negative utilitarianism...
Contents note continued: Criticisms of behaviourism -- Functionalism -- Criticism of functionalism -- Other Minds -- The Argument from Analogy -- Criticisms of the Argument from Analogy -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 8.Art -- Can art be defined? -- The family resemblance view -- Criticisms of t...
Contents note continued: Hallucination -- Memory and logic -- I think therefore I am -- Criticism of the Cogito -- Representative realism -- Criticisms of representative realism -- Idealism -- Criticisms of idealism -- Phenomenalism -- Criticisms of phenomenalism -- Causal realism -- Criticisms of c...
Machine generated contents note: Philosophy and its history -- Why study philosophy? -- Is philosophy difficult? -- The limits of what philosophy can do -- How to use this book -- Further reading -- Internet resources -- 1.God -- The Design Argument -- Criticisms of the Design Argument -- The Fine T...
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Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
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5th ed.
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England
Date Published
2012.
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Philosophy: The Basics gently eases the reader into the world of philosophy. Each chapter considers a key area of philosophy, explaining and exploring the basic ideas and themes including: Can you prove God exists? How do we know right from wrong? What are the limits of free speech? Do you know how science works? Is your mind different from your bo...
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Philosophy : the basics / Nigel Warburton.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N100/120.
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G 2014/215
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74Vvyj75x6lg
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ISBN
9780415693172 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780415693165 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
100
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991016228359702626