Reality? Knowledge? Philosophy! : : An Introduction to Metaphysics and Epistemology / / Stephen Hetherington.
GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748616657);Fundamentally, what are we? And what, if anything, do we know? Minds, bodies; free will; evil; meaningful lives; harmful deaths: do such properties make us whatever we are? Truth; rationality; fallibility; knowledge; observation, reason; sceptic...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2003 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Using this Book -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Persons -- 2. Free Will -- 3. God and Evil -- 4. Life's Meaning -- 5. Death's Harm -- 6. Properties -- 7. Truth -- 8. Well Supported -- 9. Knowledge -- 10. Observational Knowledge -- 11. Pure Reason -- 12. Sceptical Doubts -- Index |
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Summary: | GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748616657);Fundamentally, what are we? And what, if anything, do we know? Minds, bodies; free will; evil; meaningful lives; harmful deaths: do such properties make us whatever we are? Truth; rationality; fallibility; knowledge; observation, reason; sceptical doubts: are these also vital to our being whatever we are?You do not understand yourself and others until you have done battle with those questions. And Reality? Knowledge? Philosophy! shows you how to do that. It can help you to gain a better philosophy of people's lives. Become a better person too. Be surprised at how easily your thinking philosophically about reality and knowledge can lead to your reflecting on life's ethical complications.Key FeaturesOffers a new way of approaching metaphysics and epistemology - via links to ethical and social questions.Readable, clear and engaging.Encourages discussion and independent thought. Blends thought-provoking theories with questions applicable to everyday life." |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781474469128 9783110780468 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781474469128 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Stephen Hetherington. |