Does The Center Hold?: An Introduction to Western Philosophy by Donald Palmer

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Publisher
McGraw-Hill Higher Education
ISBN-10
0767415809
ISBN-13
9780767415804
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1838411

Product Key Features

Edition
3
Book Title
Does the Center Hold? : an Introduction to Western Philosophy
Number of Pages
462 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
History & Surveys / General, General
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Philosophy
Author
Donald Palmer
Format
Perfect

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Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
21.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.4 in

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Trade
LCCN
2001-018043
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20231101
Dewey Decimal
100
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
Preface / Introduction 1. What Are We Doing in This Class? Is Philosophy Possible? / The Origins of Philosophy / Contemporary Branches of Philosophy / The Philosophy of Socrates 2. Truth Is Beauty, Beauty Is Truth Rationalist Epistemology / The Philosophy of Plato / Reneacute; Descartes' Rationalism / 3. What You See Is What You Get Empiricist Epistemology / Aristotle as a Precursor to Empiricism / The Empiricism of John Locke / Berkeley's Correction of Locke / Hume's Radicalization of Berkeley's Empiricism / Kant's Compromise / Conclusion 4. Who's on First, What's on Second? Ontology / Dualism / Materialistic Monism / Pluralism / Conclusion 5. Mount Olympus, Mount Moriah, and Other Godly Places Philosophy of Religion / Theism / Atheism / Volitional Justifications of Religious Belief / Religious Mysticism / Religious Existentialism / Conclusion 6. The Largest Airline in the Free World Philosophy of Freedom / Determinism: Ancient Greek and Enlightenment Views / Hard Determinism: Modern Views / Soft Determinism / Indeterminism / Conclusion 7. Thou Shalt Become Perfected Ethics / Ancient Greek Moral Philosophers / Egoism / Hedonism / Utilitarianism / Duty-Oriented Morality / Conclusion 8. Different Strokes for Different Folks Critiques of Traditional Ethical Theories / Existentialism / Hume and the Naturalistic Fallacy / Logical Positivism / Cultural Relativism / Ethics and Feminism / Ethics and Deep Ecology / Conclusion 9. Let Them Eat Cake Political and Social Philosophy / Political Philosophy / Social Philosophy / Conclusion 10. But Is It Art? Philosophy of Art / Plato and Freud / Aristotle / The Interlude between Aristotle and the Nineteenth Century / Marx / Marcuse / Existentialism / Wittgenstein / Conclusion Notes Glossary Credits Index At the end of each chapter: Topics for Consideration Suggestions for Further Reading: Paperback Editions
Synopsis
Containing more than 500 illustrations, this topically-organized introductory text presents the ideas and issues typically covered in introductory courses. It aims to demonstrate that serious philosophical inquiry may be perplexing, but is ultimately enlightening and liberating.
LC Classification Number
BD21.P24 2001

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