Fundamentals of Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9780415227094 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 458 str.

John Shand

Opis

Fundamentals of Philosophy is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to philosophy. Based on the well-known series of the same name, this textbook brings together specially commissioned articles by leading philosophers of philosophy's key topics.
Each chapter provides an authoritative overview of topics commonly taught at undergraduate level, focusing on the major issues that typically arise when studying the subject. Discussions are up to date and written in an engaging manner so as to provide students with the core building blocks of their degree course. Fundamentals of Philosophy is an ideal starting point for those coming to philosophy for the first time and will be a useful complement to the primary texts studied at undergraduate level. Ideally suited to novice philosophy students, it will also be of interest to those in related subjects across the humanities and social sciences.

Spis treści

Introduction John Shand Epistemology Alan Goldman Metaphysics Michael Jubien Logic Greg Restall Ethics Piers Benn Ancient Philosophy Suzanne Stern-Gillet Medieval Philosophy Dermot Moran Modern Philosophy: the 17th and 18th Centuries Richard Francks Philosophy of Mind Stephen Burwood Philosophy of Language Alexander Miller Philosophy of Science Alexander Bird Political Philosophy Dudley Knowles Aesthetics Colin Lyas Philosophy of Religion Jay Wood Continental Philosophy Simon Glendinning

O autorze

John Shand is Associate Lecturer at the Open University. He is series editor of the Fundamentals of Philosophy series (Routledge), author of Arguing Well (Routledge, 2000) and Philosophy and Philosophers (Acumen 2002).