Philosophy
Greetham, Bryan
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction * The Subject * The Method ¿ Hypothesizing * The Method - Testing for Validity * The Method - Testing for Truth * Part 1: Our Knowledge of the External World * Knowledge * Truth * Scepticism * Perception - Rationalism and Empiricism * Perception - Idealism and Phenomenalism * Explanations - Purposive and Causal * Explanations - Confirming and Falsifying Theories * Religion * Reason and Faith * Part 2: Understanding the Individual * The Mind and Mental Events * The Problem of Dualism * The Essence of Self * Creating the Self * Determinism and Freedom * Freedom in Context * Responsibility and Punishment * Part 3: Understanding our Relations with Others * Metaethics * Normative Ethics: Deontology * Normative Ethics: Consequentialism and Virtue Ethics * Politics: Legitimacy and the State * Politics: The Extent of Power * Politics: Forms of Government * Politics: Political Theories * Conclusion * Glossary * Bibliography * Index
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ISBN: 1403918783
ISBN(13-digit): 9781403918789
Dewey Decimal: 100
Library of Congress: 2006045326
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 438
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