Philosophy For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119875673 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 400 str.

Tom Morris

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: What Is Philosophy, Anyway? 5Chapter 1: Great Thinkers, Deep Thoughts 7Chapter 2: Philosophy as an Activity 17Chapter 3: The Love of Wisdom 25Part 2: How Do We Know Anything? 39Chapter 4: Belief, Truth, and Knowledge 41Chapter 5: The Challenge of Skepticism 57Chapter 6: The Amazing Reality of Basic Beliefs 73Part 3: What Is the Good? 89Chapter 7: What's Good? 91Chapter 8: Happiness, Excellence, and the Good Life 105Chapter 9: Ethical Rules and Moral Character 125Part 4: Are We Ever Really Free? 139Chapter 10: Fate, Destiny, and You 141Chapter 11: Standard Views of Freedom 153Chapter 12: Doing: Human Agency in the World 163Part 5: The Incredible, Invisible You 169Chapter 13: What Is a Person? 171Chapter 14: The Case for Materialism 183Chapter 15: The Case for Dualism 193Part 6: What's the Deal with Death? 203Chapter 16: From Dust to Dust: Fear and the Void 205Chapter 17: Philosophical Consolations on Death 213Chapter 18: Is There Life after Death? 225Part 7: Is There a God? 245Chapter 19: Two Worldviews 247Chapter 20: Theistic Visions 257Chapter 21: The Problem of Evil 277Part 8: The Meaning of Life 295Chapter 22: What Is the Meaning of Life? 297Chapter 23: Pascal's Wager: Betting Your Life 309Chapter 24: Success and Happiness in Life 323Part 9: The Part of Tens 339Chapter 25: Ten Great Philosophers 341Chapter 26: Ten Great Questions 353Index 365

O autorze

Tom Morris holds a PhD degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Yale University, and is a former Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is also the founder of the Morris Institute for Human Values and author of over 30 books, including The Stoic Art of Living: Inner Resilience and Outer Results.