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Philosophy DeMYSTiFied
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Arp, Robert and
Watson, Jamie Carlin
.
Philosophy DeMYSTiFied
.
US
: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2011.
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Philosophy DeMYSTiFied
Authors:
Robert Arp
and
Jamie Carlin Watson
Published:
April 2011
eISBN:
9780071717670 0071717676
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9780071717663
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Book Description
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction
Part I: Philosophy and Correct Reasoning
Chapter 1 An Overview of Western Philosophy
What Is Philosophy?
Domains of Philosophy
The Beginnings of Philosophy
Philosophical Eras
The Value of Philosophy
Quiz
Chapter 2 Thinking Critically about Reality
Claims
Arguments and Evidence
Argument Strategies
Fallacies
Quiz
Chapter 3 Knowledge and the Problem of Skepticism
What Does It Mean to “Know”?
An Obstacle to Knowing: Skepticism
Four Arguments for Skepticism
Quiz
Chapter 4 Responses to Skepticism
René Descartes to the Rescue
The “Cogito” Argument
Descartes Gets His Senses Back
John Locke Breaks the Rules
Empiricism Becomes a Plausible Philosophical View
Quiz
Chapter 5 The Problem of Induction and the Development of Externalism
David Hume Revives Skepticism about Science
Attempts to Solve the Problem of Induction
Hume’s Aftermath: From Kant to the Twentieth Century
Immanuel Kant: Awakening a Giant
Logical Positivism: Back to the Senses
Edmund Gettier: A Change in the Curriculum
The Move to Externalism
Quiz
Chapter 6 The Mind-Body Problem
What Is a “Mind”?
Qualities and Types of Mind
Ancient Western Mythological Conceptions of Mind
Ancient Greek Conceptions of Mind
Descartes’s Argument for Substance Dualism
A Contemporary Argument for Property Dualism
The Mind-Body Problem (or Problems)
The Staying Power of Consciousness
Quiz
Chapter 7 Personhood and Personal Identity over Time
Are you a Person?
Criteria for Personhood
Criterion 1: The Capacity for Reason
Criteria 2 and 3: Mental States and Language
Are you the Same “you” through Time?
Is your Mind “you”?
Conscious Minds in Bodies
“Memories... Like the Corners of My Mind”
Are Bodies or Minds Necessary or Sufficient for Personal Identity?
Quiz
Chapter 8 Freedom and Determinism
Different Types of Freedom
Alternate Possibilities Freedom (APF) and Moral Responsibility
A Deterministic Universe
Why Do I Act Like I Do? Nature, Nurture, and Motivation
Hard Determinism
Hard Indeterminism
Compatibilism
Are you Even Free to Read On?
Quiz
Chapter 9 The Question of God’s Existence
The Concept of “God”
Philosophical Approaches to God’s Existence
Arguments for God’s Existence
An Argument against God’s Existence: The Problem of Evil
Quiz
Chapter 10 Moral Philosophy
What Is “Moral Philosophy”?
How Is a Moral Decision Different from Any Other Decision?
Normativity
Moral Theories
Quiz
Chapter 11 Moral Decision-Making
How to Evaluate Moral Claims
Two Problematic Moral Theories
Quiz
Chapter 12 Justice, Rights, and Government
What Are Groups of Humans Like?
Paternal Governments
Liberal Governments
Freedom and Ownership
Law and Morality
Individual Rights vs. the Common Good
Justice
Can’t We Just All Get Along?
Quiz
Final Exam
Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam
Suggested Reading
Index