Western philosophy : an illustrated guide / general editor, David Papineau.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.Description: 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:- 0195221435
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- BD21 .W434 25004
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 190 W527 | Available | 33111003994841 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
What does it mean for someone to exist? What is truth? Are we free to choose to think or act? What is consciousness? Is human cloning justifiable? These are just some of the questions philosophers have attempted to answer, striking right at the heart of what it means to be human. This important new book shows that philosophy need not be dry or intimidating. Its highly original treatment, combining philosophical analysis, historical and biographical background and thought-provoking illustrations, simultaneously informs and stimulates the reader.
Western Philosophy: An Illustrated Guide is structured thematically, in terms of major issues, with chapters on World, Mind and Body, Knowledge, Faith, Ethics and Aesthetics, and Society. Cutting across this organization by theme is a parallel organization that focuses on the great thinkers and their influence, as well as the schools or "-isms" to which they subscribed.
A highly accessible introduction to the subject, founded upon impeccable academic scholarship, Western Philosophy: An Illustrated Guide offers life-changing perspectives on what really matters.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217) and index.
World / Tim Crane -- Mind and body / Jesse Prinz -- Knowledge / Adam Morton -- Faith / John Cottingham -- Ethics and aesthetics / Brenda Almond -- Society / Jonathan Woolf.