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Overview"Writtten in an engaging lecture-style format, this 8th edition of Core Questions in Philosophy shows students how philosophy is best used to evaluate many different kinds of arguments and to construct sound theories. Well-known historical texts are discussed, not as a means to honor the dead or merely to describe what various philosophers have thought but to engage with, criticize, and even improve ideas from the past. In addition—because philosophy cannot function apart from its engagement with the wider society—traditional and contemporary philosophical problems are brought into dialogue with the physical, biological, and social sciences. Text boxes highlight key concepts, and review questions, discussion questions, and a glossary of terms are also included. Core Questions in Philosophy has served as a premier introductory textbook for three decades, with updates to each new edition. Key updates to this 8th edition include: A new chapter, ""Probability and Bayes' Theorem"" A new explanation of the concept of ""soundness,"" as a useful tool in assessing arguments A clearer explanation, in the chapter on evolution, of the crucial biological idea that the similarities of different species provide evidence of their common ancestry A new discussion of evolutionary altruism in the chapter on psychological egoism A presentation of two interesting arguments from historically important Islamic and Confusian philosophers Improved clarity and updated material from philosophy and empirical research, throughout Revisions to the online list of recommended resources include: Additional recommendations of supplementary readings, with the inclusion of more work from female philosophers New recommended videos and podcasts, all organized by their relevance to each chapter in the book" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elliott SoberPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: 8th edition Weight: 0.700kg ISBN: 9780367464981ISBN 10: 0367464985 Pages: 338 Publication Date: 27 May 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Part I: Introduction 1. What Is Philosophy? 2. Deductive Arguments 3. Inductive and Abductive Arguments Part II: Philosophy of Religion 4. Aquinas’s First Four Ways 5. The Design Argument 6. Evolution and Creationism 7. Can Science Explain Everything? 8. The Ontological Argument 9. Is the Existence of God Testable? 10. Pascal and Irrationality 11. The Argument from Evil Part III: Theory of Knowledge 12. What Is Knowledge? 13. Descartes’ Foundationalism 14. The Reliability Theory of Knowledge 15. Justified Belief and Hume’s Problem of Induction 16. Can Hume’s Skepticism Be Refuted? 17. Beyond Foundationalism 18. Locke on the Existence of External Objects 19. Probability and Bayes’s Theorem Part IV: Philosophy of Mind 20. Dualism and the Mind/Body Problem 21. Logical Behaviorism 22. Methodological Behaviorism 23. The Mind/Brain Identity Theory 24. Functionalism 25. Freedom, Determinism, and Causality 26. A Menu of Positions on Free Will 27. Compatibilism 28. Psychological Egoism Part V: Ethics 29. Ethics—Normative and Meta 30. The Is/Ought Gap and the Naturalistic Fallacy 31. Observation and Explanation in Ethics 32. Conventionalist Theories 33. Utilitarianism 34. Kant’s Moral Theory 35. Aristotle on the Good LifeReviews"Praise for the previous edition: ""A really excellent introduction to philosophy does the following: meets the student at their level, then takes them up a notch, and approaches traditional topics in unique and interesting ways. This book does those things."" Fred Adams, University of Delaware" Praise for the previous edition: A really excellent introduction to philosophy does the following: meets the student at their level, then takes the up a notch, and approaches traditional topics in unique and interesting ways. This book does those things. Fred Adams, University of Delaware Praise for the previous edition: A really excellent introduction to philosophy does the following: meets the student at their level, then takes them up a notch, and approaches traditional topics in unique and interesting ways. This book does those things. Fred Adams, University of Delaware Author InformationElliott Sober is Hans Reichenbach Professor and William F. Vilas Research Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His most recent book is The Design Argument (2018). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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