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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part 1: What Is Philosophy, Anyway? 5
Chapter 1: Great Thinkers, Deep Thoughts 7
Chapter 2: Philosophy as an Activity 17
Chapter 3: The Love of Wisdom 25
Part 2: How Do We Know Anything? 39
Chapter 4: Belief, Truth, and Knowledge 41
Chapter 5: The Challenge of Skepticism 57
Chapter 6: The Amazing Reality of Basic Beliefs 73
Part 3: What Is the Good? 89
Chapter 7: What’s Good? 91
Chapter 8: Happiness, Excellence, and the Good Life 105
Chapter 9: Ethical Rules and Moral Character 125
Part 4: Are We Ever Really Free? 139
Chapter 10: Fate, Destiny, and You 141
Chapter 11: Standard Views of Freedom 153
Chapter 12: Doing: Human Agency in the World 163
Part 5: The Incredible, Invisible You 169
Chapter 13: What Is a Person? 171
Chapter 14: The Case for Materialism 183
Chapter 15: The Case for Dualism 193
Part 6: What’s the Deal with Death? 203
Chapter 16: From Dust to Dust: Fear and the Void 205
Chapter 17: Philosophical Consolations on Death 213
Chapter 18: Is There Life after Death? 225
Part 7: Is There a God? 245
Chapter 19: Two Worldviews 247
Chapter 20: Theistic Visions 257
Chapter 21: The Problem of Evil 277
Part 8: The Meaning of Life 295
Chapter 22: What Is the Meaning of Life? 297
Chapter 23: Pascal’s Wager: Betting Your Life 309
Chapter 24: Success and Happiness in Life 323
Part 9: The Part of Tens 339
Chapter 25: Ten Great Philosophers 341
Chapter 26: Ten Great Questions 353
Index 365
