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Philosophy : the basics / Nigel Warburton.

Philosophy : the basics / Nigel Warburton.

Philosophy : the basics / Nigel Warburton.

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Philosophy : the basics / Nigel Warburton.

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Philosophy : the basics / Nigel Warburton.

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Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Date

2012.

Call Numbers

G 2014/215

Record Identifier

74Vvyj75x6lg

MMS ID

991016228359702626

Language

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.

Edition

5th ed.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2012.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

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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General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index.

State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N100/120.

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G 2014/215

Record Identifier

74Vvyj75x6lg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvyj75x6lg

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ISBN

9780415693172 (hardback : alk. paper)

9780415693165 (pbk. : alk. paper)

DDC

100

MMS ID

991016228359702626

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