Does the center hold? : an introduction to Western philosophy / Donald Palmer.

By: Material type: SoundSoundPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2002.Edition: 3a edDescription: xv, 462 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 190
LOC classification:
  • B 29 P173d 2002
Contents:
What are we doing in this class? Is philosophy possible? -- Truth is beauty, beauty is truth, rationalist epistemology -- What you see is what you get, empiricist epistemology -- Who's on first, what's on second? Ontology -- Mount Olympus, Mount Moriah, and other godly places, philosophy of religion -- Largest airline in the free world, philosophy of freedom -- Thou shalt become perfected, ethics -- Different strokes for different folks, critiques of traditional ethical theories -- Let them eat cake, political and social philosophy -- But is it art? Philosophy as art -- Glossary.
Summary: [This] is a ... topically organized introduction to philosophy. -Back cover. This book [makes] connections ... between philosophy and other fields in which students are interested, especially art, literature, physics, sociology, psychology, and psychoanalysis.... The topics are themes typically taught in introductory philosophy courses ... -Pref.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) B 29 P173d 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000065254

Includes bibliographical references.

What are we doing in this class? Is philosophy possible? -- Truth is beauty, beauty is truth, rationalist epistemology -- What you see is what you get, empiricist epistemology -- Who's on first, what's on second? Ontology -- Mount Olympus, Mount Moriah, and other godly places, philosophy of religion -- Largest airline in the free world, philosophy of freedom -- Thou shalt become perfected, ethics -- Different strokes for different folks, critiques of traditional ethical theories -- Let them eat cake, political and social philosophy -- But is it art? Philosophy as art -- Glossary.

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[This] is a ... topically organized introduction to philosophy. -Back cover. This book [makes] connections ... between philosophy and other fields in which students are interested, especially art, literature, physics, sociology, psychology, and psychoanalysis.... The topics are themes typically taught in introductory philosophy courses ... -Pref.

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