This Is Philosophy (eBook)

An Introduction

Steven D. Hales (Autor)

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2012 | 1. Auflage
296 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-118-32780-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This is Philosophy: An Introduction offers an engagingly written introduction to philosophical concepts that include ethics, the existence of God, free will, personal identity, philosophy of mind, and epistemology. Conveys the excitement and importance of philosophy while explaining difficult concepts clearly for the average undergraduate Represents a student-friendly yet knowledgeable guide to the questions, problems, and great thinkers of philosophy Extensive online student and instructor resources. Features chapter-by-chapter links to supplemental materials and freely available online primary sources, a glossary, student comprehension self-assessment exercises, and more. Instructors can also access a 175-question test bank and answer key, 40 PowerPoint lectures Available at https://www.wiley.com/en-us/thisisphilosophy/thisisphilosophyanintroduction

Autor

Steven D. Hales is Professor of Philosophy at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. He has been a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London, and is a past winner of Bloomsburg University's Outstanding Teaching Award. Dr. Hales's books include Relativism and the Foundations of Philosophy, A Companion to Relativism, and Beer & Philosophy.

Rezensionen

Professor Hales has here provided a textbook that presents philosophy in a way that students will find compelling and readily accessible. This is Philosophy strikes the right balance in approaching traditional philosophical problems from a contemporary perspective.

-Anthony Kreider, Miami Dade College

This Is Philosophy succeeds in a quite difficult task: to simultaneously engage the reader with clear exposition of a philosophical topic while providing a foundation for classroom discussion. The reader is led to focus on a single question at a time, and so is not overwhelmed, yet connections are drawn between various questions to show how issues are related. This is an excellent and welcome new text.

-Jay Newhard, East Carolina University

This is a terrific book. The writing is not only extremely clear, it is downright gripping - with relevant and detailed examples at every turn. Steven Hales has produced not just a great little introduction to philosophy - he has produced a great little book in philosophy period.

-Michael Lynch, University of Connecticut

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.12.2012
• Reihe/Serie: This is Philosophy
• Reihe/Serie: This is Philosophy
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
• Schlagworte: Einführungen in die Philosophie • Einführungen in die Philosophie • Introductions to Philosophy • Philosophie • Philosophy
• ISBN-10: 1-118-32780-2 / 1118327802
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-32780-7 / 9781118327807