Problems from philosophy : an introductory text
β Scribed by James Rachels; Stuart Rachels
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 205
- Edition
- Fourth
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
About the Fourth Edition
Chapter 1. The Legacy of Socrates
Chapter 2. God and the Origin of the Universe
Chapter 3. The Problem of Evil
Chapter 4. Do We Survive Death?
Chapter 5. The Problem of Personal Identity
Chapter 6. Body and Mind
Chapter 7. Could a Machine Think?
Chapter 8. The Case against Free Will
Chapter 9. The Debate over Free Will
Chapter 10. Our Knowledge of the World around Us
Chapter 11. Ethics and Objectivity
Chapter 12. Why Should We Be Moral?
Chapter 13. The Meaning of Life
Appendix. How to Evaluate Arguments
Notes on Sources
Index
About the Authors
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