This dynamic volume is designed to teach readers to become critical thinkers as they explore the influential thinkers and central themes of Philosophy from ancient times to the present. In addition to the conceptual and language subject matter, this presentation ignites readers' sense of wonder through an innovative design, substantive readings, innovative writing assignments and thinking activities that provide readers with the opportunity to learn and practice the conceptual abilities needed to think philosophically. The volume examines thinking philosophically about life, consciousness, identity and the soul, freedom and determinism, developing enlightened values, exploring ways of being religious, constructing knowledge and discovering truth, developing an integrated view of reality, understanding creative expression and political forms, as well as social justice, and concepts of utopia. For individuals interested in learning to think philosophically.
| ISBN | 0136141382 | | Pages | 640 | | ISBN13 | 9780136141389
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Weight (grammes) | 1159 | | Imprint | Pearson Education (US) | | Published in | Upper Saddle River | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780130480699 | | Publication date | 28 Jan 2008 | | Height (mm) | 254 | | Library of Congress | 2007041292 | | Width (mm) | 203 | | DEWEY | 100 | | Spine width (mm) | 25 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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The Philosopher's Way: A Text with Readings, 2nd Edition 1) WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY? Thinking Philosophically About Life 2) WHAT IS THE PHILOSOPHER'S WAY? Socrates and the Examined Life 3) WHO ARE YOU? Consciousness, Identity, and the Soul 4) ARE YOU FREE? Freedom and Determinism 5) HOW CAN WE KNOW THE NATURE OF REALITY? Philosophical Foundations 6) WHAT IS REAL? WHAT IS TRUE? Further Explorations 7) IS THERE A SPIRITUAL REALITY? Exploring the Philosophy of Religion 8) ARE THERE MORAL TRUTHS? Thinking About Ethics 9) WHAT ARE RIGHT ACTIONS? Constructing an Ethical Theory 10) WHAT IS SOCIAL JUSTICE? Creating a Just State The Primary Source compact disc: Table of Contents Anselm: Proslogion (Chapters 2-7) Aquinas, Thomas: Summa Theologica (third article: Whether God Exists) Aristophanes: The Clouds Aristotle: Categories; De Anima (On the Soul); The Metaphysics (Books Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Zeta); Nicomachean Ethics (Book I: 1095A, 1095B, 1096A, 1143B); On Interpretation; Physics (Book II); Poetics; The Politics (Book I, Book IV); Posterior Analytics (Book I); Prior Analytics; Rhetoric (Book I, Chapters 1-9; Book II, Chapters 1-4 and 16-24; Book III, Chapter 1) Augustine: The City of God (Books I-V, XIV-XXII); The Confessions (Books I-II) Aurelius, Marcus: Meditations (Books 3 and 4) Benedict, Ruth: Anthropology and the Abnormal Bentham, Jeremy: An Introduction to the Principles of Morality and Legislation (Chapters 1, 2, 4, 10) Berkeley, George: Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous; A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge. Bhagavad Gita Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy Buddha: The Fire Sermon; From the Diamond Sutra (The Vagrakkhedika); The Heart Sutra; Verses from the Sanskrit Dharmapada Confucius: The Analects (Books III, IV, VII, VIII, XII, XIV, XV) D'Holbach, Baron; Paul Henri Thiry: The System of Nature (Volume I, Chapters 11 and 12) Descartes, Rene: Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking the Truth in the Sciences Meditations on First Philosophy Du Bois, W.E.B.: The Souls of Black Folk (Of Our Spiritual Strivings, Of the Dawn of Freedom, Of the Sons of Master and Man) Epictetus: Discourses (excerpt); The Enchiridion Epicurus: Letter to Menoeceus Heraclitus: Fragments (Numbers 32, 39, 54, 56, 72) Hick, John: Philosophy of Religion (Chapter 4: The Problem of Evil) Hobbes, Thomas: Leviathan (Parts One and Two) Hume, David: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion; An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding (selections); A Treatise of Human Nature James, William: Does "Consciousness" Exist?; Mysticism; Pragmatism; The Will to Believe Kant, Immanuel: Critique of Practical Reason (Book 1); Critique of Pure Reason (Transcendental Aesthetic, Transcendental Logic); Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals (First and Second Sections); Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics (Preamble and Second Part) Kierkegaard, Soren: Concluding Unscientific Postscript; Philosophical Fragments (The Leap of Faith and the Limits of Reason); That Individual Lao Tzu (Laozi): Tao Te Ching (Daodejing) (Poems 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 25, 34, 63, 77) Leibniz, Gottfried: Monadology Locke, John: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Book I, Chapters 1 and 2; Book II, Chapters 2 and 7; Book IV, Chapter 11); The Second Treatise of Government Lucretius: On the Nature of the Universe (Books 2 and 3) Marx, Karl: The Communist Manifesto Mencius: Human Nature (Book II, Chapters V-VII) Milindaphana: The Questions of King Milinda: The Simile of the Chariot Mill, John Stuart: On Liberty; Utilitarianism (Chapters 1, 2 and excerpts from 4) Paley, William: The Teleological Argument Peirce, Charles S.: The Fixation of Belief: How to Make Our Ideas Clear Plato: Apology; Charmides; Cratylus; Crito; Euthydemus; Euthyphro; Gorgias; Ion; Laches; The Laws (excerpts); Meno; Parmenides; Phaedo; Phaedrus (The Chariot Analogy); Philebus; Protagoras (excerpts); The Rep
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