{"product_id":"this-is-philosophy-9781119635536","title":"This Is Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHIS IS PHILOSOPHY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eThis is Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e improves upon an excellent first edition. This clear, succinct book is quite possibly the best introduction to Western philosophy on the market.\u003cbr\u003e Gregory Morgan, \u003ci\u003eStevens Institute of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a terrific book. The writing is not only extremely clear, it is downright grippingwith relevant and detailed examples at every turn. Steven Hales has produced not just a great little introduction to philosophyhe has produced a great little book in philosophy, period.\u003cbr\u003e Michael Lynch, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Connecticut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHales clearly explains important philosophical ideas with a minimum of jargon and without sacrificing depth of content and he consistently gives a fair and accurate presentation of both sides of central philosophical disputes.\u003cbr\u003e Matthew Van Cleave, \u003ci\u003eTeaching Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the oldest discipline in the academy, philosophy began by asking questions of the world and of human nat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface for Instructors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface for Students xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Ethics: Preliminary Views 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Is Morality Just Acting on Principles? 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Divine Command Theory (Is Morality Just What God Tells Me to Do?) 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Egoism (Is Morality Just My Own Personal Code?) 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Moral Relativism (Is Morality Just How Society Says We Should Act?) 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Ethics: The Big Three Theories 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Utilitarianism (Is Morality Doing What I Can to Make This the Best World Possible?) 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Deontology, or Kantianism (Is There an Absolute Moral Law?) 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Objections 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Virtue Ethics (Is Morality all about Having a Virtuous Character?) 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Objections 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 God 62\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The Attributes of God 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Why There is a God 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Why There is No God 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Atheist Responses to the Free Will Defense 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Freedom 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Against Free Will, Part 1: Divine Foreknowledge 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Against Free Will, Part 2: A Regress of Reasons for Acting 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Against Free Will, Part 3: Determinism and the Dilemma Argument 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 The Incompatibilist Argument 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 The Dilemma Argument Against Free Will 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Free Will and Moral Responsibility 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Agent Causation 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Compatibilism 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 The Feeling of Freedom 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Self 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Preliminary Positions 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The Soul Criterion 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Objections 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 The Physicalist Criterion 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 The Psychological Criterion 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 The Bundle Theory 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Mind 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Substance Dualism 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Behaviorism 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Mind-brain Identity Theory 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Functionalism 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Knowledge 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The Value of Truth 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 The Value of Evidence 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The Sources of Evidence 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 The Nature of Knowledge 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 The Skeptic’s Challenge 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Politics 254\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 State of Nature 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Anarchy 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Contractarianism 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Leviathan and the Philosopher Kings 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 The Minimal State 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 The Liberal State 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 286\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407105466711,"sku":"9781119635536","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119635536.jpg?v=1730498195","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/this-is-philosophy-9781119635536","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}