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Philosophy: an introduction through original fiction, discussion, and readings

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The point of this text is to start you off with the wonder, the drama, and the fun of philosophy, which is what will sustain you through the harder material. Using twelve original short stories and plays, this text tries to bring to life the conceptual and substantive issues covered in introduction philosophy classes: determinism and freedom, God and suffering, morality, the nature of mind, appearance and reality, logic and more. In a consistant, five-part format that permits the instructor to choose the order of topics, each section presents a story illustrating the philosophical issues; asks pertinent questions; discusses the issues; presents classical and contemporary readings; and asks study questions. A man is imprisoned in a cell with a library. He discovers that no matter which book he turns to, each page unerringly describes what he has just thought and done. To demonstrate his freedom, he attempts to foil the predictions. Through twelve such intriguing and original short stories and plays, this innovative text brings to life the conceptual and substantive issues covered in introductory philosophy courses: determinism and freedom, God and suffering, morality, the nature of mind, appearance and reality, logic, and more. In a consistent five-part format that permits the instructor to choose the order of topics, each section presents a story illustrating the philosophical issues followed by pertinent questions, a discussion, classical and contemporary readings, and study questions.

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KP.XXIV DAV p

Publisher

New York : McGraw-Hill., 1993

Collation

xv, 228p. ; 24cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0070159335

Classification

KP XXIV

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Edition

third edition

Subject(s)

Filsafat

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