This Is Philosophy (eBook)

An Introduction

Steven D. Hales (Autor)

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2012 | 1. Auflage
296 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (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