FREE SHIPPING BOTH WAYS
ON EVERY ORDER!
LIST PRICE:
$68.00

Sorry, this item is currently unavailable.

Classic Philosophical Questions

ISBN: 9780131407411 | 0131407414
Edition: 11th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson College Div
Pub. Date: 1/1/2004

Why Rent from Knetbooks?

Because Knetbooks knows college students. Our rental program is designed to save you time and money. Whether you need a textbook for a semester, quarter or even a summer session, we have an option for you. Simply select a rental period, enter your information and your book will be on its way!

Top 5 reasons to order all your textbooks from Knetbooks:

  • We have the lowest prices on thousands of popular textbooks
  • Free shipping both ways on ALL orders
  • Most orders ship within 48 hours
  • Need your book longer than expected? Extending your rental is simple
  • Our customer support team is always here to help
SummaryTable of Contents
For undergraduate introductory courses in Philosophy. A proven classic, this collection of classic and contemporary readings stimulates students' interest in philosophy through an innovative and appropriate sides of the argument presentation, representing positions on each of the fundamental philosophical principles. Using debate and argument as a vehicle, the eleventh edition of Classic Philosophical Questions simultaneously teaches students the fundamentals of philosophy while demonstrating that philosophy is a discourse that has spanned cent... MORE
Prefacexiii
PART 1 Plato and the Trial of Socrates
What Is Philosophy?
Euthyphro: Defining Philosophical Terms
... MORE
1(10)
The Apology, Phaedo, and Crito: The Trial, Immortality, and Death of Socrates
11(24)
PART 2 The Value of Philosophy
What Is the Value of Philosophy?
Russell: The Value of Philosophy
35(8)
PART 3 Philosophical Methodologies
What Is the Best Approach to Philosophy?
Peirce: Four Approaches to Philosophy
43(11)
Feigl: The Scientific Approach
54(11)
PART 4 Knowledge
What Is Knowledge?
Plato: Knowledge Is ``Warranted, True Belief''
65(9)
How Do We Acquire Knowledge?
Descartes: Knowledge Is Not Ultimately Sense Knowledge
74(13)
Locke: Knowledge Is Ultimately Sensed
87(14)
Kant: Knowledge Is Both Rational and Empirical
101(10)
How Is Truth Established?
Russell: Truth Is Established by Correspondence
111(7)
Bradley: Truth Is Established by Coherence
118(7)
James: Truth Is Established on Pragmatic Grounds
125(8)
Can We Know the Nature of Causal Relations?
Hume: Cause Means Regular Association
133(7)
Hume: There Are No Possible Grounds for Induction
140(11)
PART 5 Metaphysics
Of What Does Reality Consist?
Descartes: Reality Consists of Mind and Matter
151(7)
Taylor: Reality Consists of Matter
158(14)
Berkeley: Reality Consists of Ideas
172(13)
Heidegger: The Nature of Being
185(17)
Is Reality General or Particular?
Plato: Universals Are Real
202(10)
Hume: Particulars Are Real
212(6)
Do Humans Have an Identical Self?
Locke: Human Beings Have an Identical Self
218(10)
Hume: Human Beings Have No Identical Self
228(7)
PART 6 Philosophy of Religion
Can We Prove God Exists?
St. Anselm: The Ontological Argument
235(7)
St. Thomas Aquinas: The Cosmological Argument
242(6)
Paley: The Teleological Argument
248(6)
Pascal: It Is Better to Believe in God's Existence Than to Deny It
254(6)
Kierkegaard: Faith, Not Logic, Is the Basis of Belief
260(6)
Does the Idea of A Good God Exclude Evil?
Hume: A Good God Would Exclude Evil
266(8)
Hick: God Can Allow Some Evil
274(9)
PART 7 Ethics
Are Humans Free?
Holbach: Humans Are Determined
283(10)
James: Humans Are Free
293(10)
Are Ethics Relative?
Benedict: Ethics Are Relative
303(8)
Stace: Ethics Are Not Relative
311(12)
Are Humans Always Selfish?
Humans Are Always Selfish: Glaucon's Challenge to Socrates
323(4)
Rachels: Humans Are Not Always Selfish
327(11)
Which Is Basic In Ethics: Happiness or Obligation?
Aristotle: Happiness Is Living Virtuously
338(10)
Bentham: Happiness Is Seeking the Greatest Pleasure for the Greatest Number of People
348(10)
Kant: Duty Is Prior to Happiness
358(14)
Nietzsche: Happiness Is Having Power
372(8)
Sartre: Existentialist Ethics
380(10)
Tong: Feminist Ethics Are Different
390(19)
PART 8 Social Philosophy
The Abortion Issue
English: Most Abortions Are Moral
409(11)
The Pornography Issue
Ward: Should Pornography Be Censored?
420(10)
The Homosexuality Issue
Gould: Is Homosexuality Unnatural or Immoral?
430(7)
PART 9 Political Philosophy
What Is Freedom?
Dostoevski: Freedom and Authority
437(12)
Mill: Freedom Is Independence from the Majority's Tyranny
449(12)
King: Freedom and Racial Prejudice
461(11)
Light: Race and Public Policy
472(11)
Nussbaum: Women, Justice, and Freedom
483(21)
Which Government Is Best?
Hobbes: Monarchy Is Best
504(8)
Locke: Liberal Democracy Is Best
512(8)
Marx: Communism and Nonalienate Labor Is Best
520(16)
Dewey: Social Democracy Is Best
536(9)
PART 10 Aesthetics
Are Artistic Judgments Subjective?
Ducasse: Tastes Cannot Be Disputed
545(10)
Beardsley: Tastes Can Be Disputed
555(8)
What Is the Function of Art?
Aristotle: Art Purges the Emotions
563(8)
Collingwood: Magic or Amusement?
571(18)
PART 11 The Meaning of Life
What Gives Life Meaning?
Tolstoy: Faith Provides Life's Meaning
589(11)
Camus: Each Person Determines His or Her Life's Meaning
600(13)
Glossary613

Related Products


  • CLASSIC PHILOSOPHICAL QUEST&PHIL INT00-1 PK
    CLASSIC PHILOSOPHICAL QUEST&PH...
  • Classic Philosophical Questions
    Classic Philosophical Questions
  • Classic Philosophical Questions
    Classic Philosophical Questions
  • Classic Philosophical Questions
    Classic Philosophical Questions
  • Classic Philosophical Questions
    Classic Philosophical Questions
  • Classic Philosophical Questions Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package
    Classic Philosophical Question...


Please wait while this item is added to your cart...