Philosophy: Key Themes

Höfundar: J. Baggini; G. Southwell (Útgáfa: 2)
Philosophy: Key Themes

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Útgefandi
Springer Nature
ISBN
9781137008879
Print ISBN
9780230296633
Format
Page Fidelity (PDF)
Útgáfa
2
Höfundar
J. Baggini; G. Southwell
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2016-04-30
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Where do we start?
  • Premises
  • Forms of rational justification
  • Critiquing arguments
  • Beyond demolition
  • Becoming a philosopher
  • 1 Theory of Knowledge
  • What is the theory of knowledge?
  • Rationalism
  • Empiricism
  • Foundationalism
  • The tripartite account of knowledge
  • Against the tripartite account
  • The nature of belief
  • Scepticism concerning knowledge
  • Scepticism concerning perception
  • Realism
  • Idealism
  • Phenomenalism
  • Kant and the Synthetic A Priori
  • The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
  • Objectivity and relativism
  • Conclusion
  • 2 Moral Philosophy
  • What is moral philosophy?
  • The divisions of moral philosophy
  • Morality and realism
  • Non-cognitivism
  • The role of reason
  • Prescriptivism
  • Deontological and consequentialist ethics
  • Virtue ethics
  • Utilitarianism
  • Kantian ethics
  • Aristotelian ethics
  • Animal rights
  • Abortion
  • Euthanasia
  • Approaches to applied ethics
  • Conclusion
  • 3 Philosophy of Mind
  • What is the philosophy of mind?
  • Dualism
  • Arguments against dualism
  • Behaviourism
  • Arguments against behaviourism
  • Physicalism
  • Functionalism
  • Non-reductive materialism and epiphenomen
  • Eliminativism
  • Other minds
  • Personal identity
  • Personhood
  • The problem of free will
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Philosophy of Religion
  • What is the philosophy of religion?
  • What is God?
  • The problem of evil
  • Faith and reason
  • Betting on God
  • The status of religious language
  • The ontological argument
  • The cosmological argument
  • The teleological argument
  • Religious experience
  • Miracles
  • God and morality
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Political Philosophy
  • What is political philosophy?
  • Liberalism
  • Socialism
  • Conservatism
  • Anarchism
  • Freedom
  • Justice
  • Rights
  • Tolerance
  • The justification of the state and its authority
  • Laws and law-breaking
  • Justifications for punishment
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Aesthetics
  • What is aesthetics?
  • What counts as art?
  • Art as imitation
  • Conventions and representation
  • Art as expression
  • Art as form
  • Art and society
  • Authorship and meaning
  • Art and morality
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • Further Reading
  • Index