{"product_id":"philosophy-matters-9780631225461","title":"Philosophy Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShows that philosophy is helpful in questioning our presuppositions, and for helping us to establish our own beliefs about the nature of the world. This book takes on the task of confronting and elucidating the philosophical issues that play their part in guiding our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A bold, lucid and convincing introduction to the practice of philosophy. Without relying on unnecessary jargon and technicalities, Trigg guides readers into central, profound areas of philosophical concern. Philosophy, for Trigg, is not some idle, merely academic undertaking; philosophy matters when we try to think seriously about values, our place in the cosmos and the power and limits of science. This is a superb volume.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCharles Taliaferro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, St. Olaf College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoger Trigg, in \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Matters\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), confronts and elucidates the vital philosophical issues that shape our lives today. Common sense, he argues, depends on the philosophy of previous generations. Trigg illustrates how philosophy is a practical tool for understanding science, reason, the laws of nature, relativism, Darwinism, the human brain and mind. Trigg is a professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick.\" \u003ci\u003eScience and Theology News, June 2004\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThe book's apparent simplicity easily belies its sophistication. Trigg's opening chapter cleverly sets the scenefor what follows as well as providing useful background on the emergence of Western philosophy.This is an excellent book.\" \u003ci\u003eScience and Christian Belief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: What is Philosophy?:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Origins of Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Contemporary Situation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Knowledge and Reason.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Progress in Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Philosophy and the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Science and the World:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Empiricism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Authority of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Many Universes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Physicalism and Naturalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Can We Understand the World?:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Science and Reason.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Influence of the Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. What makes Science Successful?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Autonomy and Choice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Modernity:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Laws of Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Mechanism and Machines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. The Reaction against Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Lure of Pragmatism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Relativism and its Flaws:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Tradition and Truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. A Shared World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Translation and Conceptual Differences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. The Incoherence of Relativism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Impact of Darwinism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Relativism and Scientism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Darwinism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. A Vicious Circle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Causes and Content.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: The Challenge of Determinism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. The Limits of Causation?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Blind Matter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Reasons and Causes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Do Causes Undermine Reasons?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII: Materialism and the Laws of Nature:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. The Status of Mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Mathematics and Materialism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Laws of Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Contingent Order.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX: The Brain and the Mind:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. The Attack on Dualism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Are We Machines?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. The Importance of Feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. Emergence and Causation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart X: Reason and Philosophy:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. Reason and Matter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. Can We Accept the Non-material?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. Two Worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. 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