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Book SynopsisIn this vivid and incisive guide, philosophy comes to life. Using the central idea of causality as a guiding principle, Brendan Wilson shows how the history of philosophy becomes a very clear and natural sequence of events.
Trade Review...lively, fun, stimulating - I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. -- Bill Newton-Smith, Balliol College, Oxford Reflects current concerns and issues very well indeed ... captivating and intelligent ... accessible to freshmen and the interested lay reader ... charming, inventive and deep ... -- Jonathan Westphal, Idaho State University ...lively, fun, stimulating - I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Reflects current concerns and issues very well indeed ... captivating and intelligent ... accessible to freshmen and the interested lay reader ... charming, inventive and deep ...
Table of ContentsCONTENTS; Preface; AREA 1 - SCIENCE; Ch 1 - Progress; Ch 2 - Causes; Ch 3 - Probability; AREA 2 - MIND; Ch 4 - A Real Idea; Ch 5 - Body and Mind; Ch 6 - Other People; AREA 3 - FREEDOM; Ch 7 - Universal Causality; Ch 8 - Freedom; Ch 9 - Temptation; Ch 10 - Right and Wrong; AREA 4 - KNOWLEDGE; Ch 11 - Certainty; Ch 12 - The Veil of; Appearances; Ch 13 - Scepticism; Ch 14 - Transcendental; Confidence; Ch 15 - Common Sense; AREA 5 - LANGUAGE; Ch 16 - Classification; Ch 17 - Abstraction; Ch 18 - Names; Ch 19 - Communication; AREA 6 -OBJECTIVITY; Ch 20 - Perception; Ch 21 - Life without Ideas; Ch 22 - Truth; Ch 23 - Objectivity; AREA 7 - GOD; Ch 24 - God; Ch 25 - Cause and Design; WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?; Ch 26 - Philosophy; Postscript.
