Doing Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9780367503734 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 270 str.

Gerald Rochelle

Opis

First published in 2012, this title presents the basics of how ‘to do’ philosophy - what it is, how we can think, the nature of logic, some special terms - in a straightforward and easy to understand style. Using questions and exercises as well as everyday examples, the author takes the reader on a tour of key philosophical topics.

Spis treści

Introduction.  1. Doing Philosophy  2. Some Philosophical Terms  3. Argument and Logic  4. Possibility  5. What Do We Know?  6. Perceiving the World  7. Mind  8. Right and Wrong  9. Equality  10. God  11. Science  12. Time  13. Human Rights  14. Freedom and Determinism  15. Politics, Political Equality and the State of the World  16. War  17. Punishment  18. Abortion  19. Euthanasia  20. Animal Rights  21. Genetics  22. Life, Death, Immortality and Reincarnation  23. Evolution  24. Cosmology  25. The Meaning of Life.  Annotated Bibliography.  Extended Reading.  Internet Resources.  Index

O autorze

Gerald Rochelle has worked as a visiting philosopher in schools for the Royal Institute of Philosophy Jacobsen Scheme and was editor of the journal Practical Philosophy. He has conducted workshops in Europe and in the US. His work with practical philosophy, in particular Café Philosophy, led him to write this simple down to earth guide to how to do philosophy.