Philosophy Guide by A C Grayling 1995 UK Trade Paperback-image
Philosophy Guide by A C Grayling 1995 UK Trade Paperback-image

Philosophy Guide by A C Grayling 1995 UK Trade Paperback

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Language: English Author: A. C. Grayling Genre: Philosophy Dewey Decimal: 100 Format: Uk-Trade Paper Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Number of Pages: 686 Pages Item Weight: 39.9 Oz Synopsis: This comprehensive new collection is designed as a complete introduction to philosophy for students and general readers. Consisting of eleven extended essays, specially commissioned for this volume from leading philosophers, the book surveys all of the major areas of philosophy and offers an accessible but sophisticated guide to the main debates. An extended introduction provides general context and explains how the different subjects are related. The first part of the book deals with the foundations of philosophical inquiry: epistemology, philosophical logic, methodology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of mind. The second part offers historical chapters, two on ancient philosophy and two on modern philosophy. Finally, two chapters deal with questions of value, ethics and aesthetics. Each chapter has a full bibliography. The contributors include Bernard Williams, Roger Scruton, Martin Davies, David Wiggins, Christopher Janaway, David Papineau, and Mark Sainsbury. Designed to be as useful to the third-year student as to the beginner, this exciting new text will give each reader a unique sense of involvement in philosophy as it is practiced today., This comprehensive new collection is designed as a complete introduction to philosophy for students and general readers. Consisting of eleven extended essays, specially commissioned for this volume from leading philosophers, the book surveys all of the major areas of philosophy and offers an accessible but sophisticated guide to the main debates. An extended introduction provides general context and explains how the different subjects are related. The first part of the book deals with the foundations of philosophical inquiry: epistemology, philosophical logic, methodology, metaphysics , and the philosophy of mind . The second part offers historical chapters, two on ancient philosophy and two on modern philosophy . Finally, two chapters deal with questions of value, ethics and aesthetics . Each chapter has a full bibliography. The contributors include Bernard Williams, Roger Scruton, Martin Davies, David Wiggins, Christopher Janaway, David Papineau, and Mark Sainsbury. Designed to be as useful to the third-year student as to the beginner, this exciting new text will give each reader a unique sense of involvement in philosophy as it is practiced today., This is an introduction and guide through philosophy. It is intended to accompany a complete university course in philosphy, orientating, assisting, and stumulating the student at every stage. It comprises eleven extended essays, specially commissioned from leading philosophers. Each essay surveys a major area of the subject and offers an accessible but sophisticated account of the main debates.An extended introduction maps out the philosophical terrain and explains how the different subjects relate to each other. The first part of the book deals with the foundations of philosophical enquiry: epistemology; philosophical logic; methodology; metaphysics; and the philosophy of mind. The second part offers four historical chapters, two on ancient and two on modern philosophy, introducing great thinkers from the past, explaining and discussing their ideas, and showing the value of studying them today. The third part comprises two chapters devoted to questions of value, in ethics and aesthetics. Full annotated bibliographies are provided at the ends of chapters to serve as guides to further reading.This is real philosophy, not simplified philosophy: it will be accessible for the beginner but equally valuable for the third year student. Difficult and challenging questions are not shirked; the reader will be given a sense of involvement in the practise of philosophy today. LC Classification Number: BD21.P468 1995 gtin13: 9780198751571 Publication Year: 1995 ISBN-13: 9780198751571 Book Title: Philosophy : a Guide Through the Subject Item Height: 1.6 in Dewey Edition: 20 Topic: General Item Width: 6.1 in Reviews: 'Its scope is well defined: it is a companion to undergraduate studies in philosophy, as taught in the University of London ... The book can be of immense help to students in India.'Swati Bhattacharjee, Indian Telegraph, 'This is an excellent resource for graduate students preparing for comprehensive exams. Each essay contains a good bibliography. The book's usefulness is enhanced by a detailed index.'Choice, 'The Guide is consistently taxing, if not illuminating, and will be indispensable to students anxious to please the philosophy examiners at London University.'Times Higher Education Supplement Intended Audience: Trade Table Of Content: IntroductionEpistemologyPhilosophical LogicMethodologyMetaphysicsThe Philosophy of MindAncient Philosophy I: The Presocratics and PlatoAncient Philosophy II: AristotleModern Philosophy I: The RationalistsModern Philosophy II: The EmpiricistsEthicsAesthetics Item Length: 9.2 in brand: Oxford University Press, Incorporated LCCN: 95-223633 ISBN-10: 0198751575

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