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You Decide! Current Debates in Introductory Philosophy

by: Waller, Bruce N.

You Decide! Current Debates in Introductory Philosophy

by: Waller, Bruce N.

ISBN 13:
9780321439567
ISBN 10:
0321439562
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/14/2006
Publisher: Pearson

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Covering important philosophical issues aimed at today's students, paired articles "talk to each other," thus setting up a clear "pro-con" format. Each pair of readings features an introduction with a list of "Points to Ponder" which focuses students on the issues theyrs"ll encounter as they read. The chapters conclude with "The Continuing Debate," which includes "What is New" and "Where to Find More," to encourage further study and discussion.

Table of Contents
Debate 1: The Existence of God
There Are Good Reasons to Believe That God Exists, William Lane Craig,Does God Exist?
The Craig-Flew Debate(Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate, 2003), pp. 19-24
There Are No Good Reasons to Believe in the Existence of God, Antony Flew,Does God Exist?
The Craig-Flew Debate(Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate, 2003), pp. 24-27?
Debate 2: Is Skepticism a Serious Threat to Our Claims of Knowledge?
Skepticism Poses a Serious Threat to Knowledge
"Are There Counterexamples to the Closure Principle?"
Doubting: Contemporary Perspectives on Skepticism(Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990): 13-27
The Skeptical Threat Can Be Answered, Richard Foley, "Skepticism and Rationality," from
Doubting: Contemporary Perspectives on Skepticism(Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990): 69-81?
Debate 3: Internalism vs. Externalism: Can We Know Through Internal Examination Whether Our Beliefs Are Justified?
The Justification for our Beliefs Requires Going Outside Our Internal States and Observations
"Internalism Exposed,"The Journal of Philosophy, volume 96, number 6 (June1999): 271-293?
The Justification for Our Beliefs Can Be Exclusively Internal
"Internalism Defended,"American Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 38, Number 1 (January 2001): 1-18?
Debate 4: Is it Possible to Give a Purely Naturalistic Account of Knowledge?
A Purely Naturalistic Account of Knowledge is Impossible
"Insights and Blindspots of Reliabilism,"The Monist, volume 81, number 3 (1998): 371-39
2 Can Be Explained as a Natural Phenomenom
"Knowledge in Humans and Other Animals,Philosophical Perspectives, volume 13 (1999)?
Debate 5: Coherence Vs. Foundationalism
The Coherence of Our Beliefs Provides Sufficient Justification
"Non-foundationalist Epistemology: Holism, Coherence, and Tenability," from Contemporary Debates in Epistemology
7 Justification of Our Beliefs Requires a Foundation
"Why Coherence is not Enough: A Defense of Moderate Contextualism," from Contemporary Debates in Epistemology
Debate 6: Can Contextualism Deal With Skepticism?
Contextualism Can Resolve the Paradox of Skepticism
"Contextualism, Skepticism, and the Structure of Reasons,&
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You Decide! Current Debates in Introductory Philosophy

You Decide! Current Debates in Introductory Philosophy

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0321439562

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