Home > Religion, Philosophy & Sprituality > Philosophy > Readings on Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy(English)
Readings on Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy(English)

Readings on Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy(English)

          
5
4
3
2
1

International Edition


Premium quality
Premium quality
Bookswagon upholds the quality by delivering untarnished books. Quality, services and satisfaction are everything for us!
Easy Return
Easy return
Not satisfied with this product! Keep it in original condition and packaging to avail easy return policy.
Certified product
Certified product
First impression is the last impression! Address the book’s certification page, ISBN, publisher’s name, copyright page and print quality.
Secure Checkout
Secure checkout
Security at its finest! Login, browse, purchase and pay, every step is safe and secured.
Money back guarantee
Money-back guarantee:
It’s all about customers! For any kind of bad experience with the product, get your actual amount back after returning the product.
On time delivery
On-time delivery
At your doorstep on time! Get this book delivered without any delay.
Quantity:
Add to Wishlist

About the Book

Accessible and engaging, this brief and inexpensive anthology provides contemporary and classical readings in the key areas of Introductory Philosophy. Designed to be used on its own or with its companion text, Ultimate Questions: Thinking About Philosophy 3e, this collection of readings covers the major topic areas in philosophy: Knowledge; Free Will; Personal Identity; Mind/Body; God; Ethics; and Political Philosophy. While focusing primarily on contemporary philosophy, it also includes many of the classic works essential to an introductory course.

Table of Contents:
CONTENTS Preface SECTION 1: Why Study Philosophy? What is Enlightenment? IMMANUEL KANT Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect BARUCH SPINOZA Letter to Menoeceus EPICURUS Philosophy, a Bus Ride, and Dumb Luck ALFRED MELE Apology PLATO The Value of Philosophy BERTRAND RUSSELL SECTION 2: What Do We Know? Meditations 1 and 2 RENE DESCARTES A Skeptic’s Manifesto MICHAEL SHERMER The Lure of Radical Skepticism MICHAEL HUEMER Appearance and Reality BERTRAND RUSSELL An Essay Concerning Human Understanding JOHN LOCKE A Priori Justification LAURENCE BONJOUR SECION 3: Do We Have Free Will? Determinism RICHARD TAYLOR Compatibilism W.T.STACE Beyond Compatibilism: A Buddhist Approach to Freedom and Determinism MARK SIDERITS The Consequence Argument PETER VAN INWAGEN Human Freedom and the Self RODERICK CHISHOLM Libertarianism ROBERT KANE SECTION 4: Is There an Enduring Self? A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality JOHN PERRY No Self in Buddhism RONALD GREEN The Judaic-Christian Conception of the Person JOHN HICK A Critique of Locke’s Theory of Personal Identity THOMAS REID Brain Transplants and Personal Identity DEREK PARFIT andGODFREY VESEY Where Am I? DANIEL DENNETT Feminist Perspectives on the Self DIANA MEYERS SECTION 5: WHAT IS the Mind? They’re Made out of Meat TERRY BISSON An Argument for Dualism from “Alcibiades I” PLATO A Critique of Dualism PAUL CHURCHLAND A Defense of Dualism JOHN FOSTER Philosophical Behaviorism JOHN HEIL The Nature of Mind DAVID ARMSTRONG Mad Pain and Martian Pain DAVID LEWIS Arguments against Functionalism JOHN R. SEARLE SECTION 6: Does God Exist? The Evidential Value of Religious Experience D.E. TRUEBLOOD The Five Ways ST. THOMAS AQUINAS The Ontological Argument NILS RAUHUT The Cosmological Argument RICHARD TAYLOR A Debate on the Cosmological Argument F.C. COPELSTON and BERTRAND RUSSELL Molecular Machines: Experimental Support for the Design Inference MICHAEL J. BEHE Born-Again Creationism PHILIP KITCHER Pascal’s Wager GEORGE SCHLESINGER The Problem of Evil B.C. JOHNSON Why God Allows Evil RICHARD SWINBURNE The Ethics of Belief WILLIAM CLIFFORD The Will to Believe WILLIAM JAMES Male-Chauvinist Religion DEBORAH MATHIEU SECTION 7: What Ought We To Do? The Objective Basis of Morality THOMAS NAGEL Relativism JANET RADCLIFFE RICHARDS Must God’s Commands Conform to Moral Standards? JAMES RACHELS Reflective Equilibrium ROBERT BASS The Principle of Utility JEREMY BENTHAM Push-Pin and Poetry JEREMY BENTHAM Higher and Lower Pleasure JOHN STUART MILL Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals IMMANUEL KANT Maria von Herbert’s Challenge to Kant RAE LANGTON Nicomachean Ethics ARISTOTLE Regarding the Last Frontier of Bigotry DAVID DEGRAZIA Do Animals Have Rights? CARL COHEN The Case for Gay Marriage MICHAEL NAVA and ROBERT DAWIDOFF The Case Against Gay Marriage MANUEL A. LOPEZ


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205731985
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Depth: 19
  • Height: 10 mm
  • No of Pages: 480
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: An Introduction to Philosophy
  • Width: 10 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0205731988
  • Publisher Date: 27 Jan 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 3
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 761 gr


Similar Products

How would you rate your experience shopping for books on Bookswagon?

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS           
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Readings on Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy(English)
Pearson Education (US) -
Readings on Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy(English)
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Readings on Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy(English)

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book
    Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!
    ASK VIDYA