Problems from Philosophy - Softcover

Rachels, James; Rachels, Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007338660X ISBN 13: 9780073386607

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2008

Synopsis

"This [text] is an introduction to some of the main problems of philosophy—the existence of God, the nature of the mind, human freedom, the limits of knowledge, and the truth about ethics. The chapters may be read independently of one another, but when read in order, they tell a more or less continuous story. We begin with some reflections on the life of Socrates and then go on to the existence of God, which is the most basic philosophical question, because our answer to it affects everything else. This leads naturally to a discussion of death and the soul, and then to more modern ideas about the nature of persons. The later chapters are about whether we can have objective knowledge in either science or ethics." -from the Preface

Problems from Philosophy represents the final work of author and philosopher James Rachels. In it, he brings the same liveliness and clarity to the introduction of philosophy that he brings to his best-selling ethics text, The Elements of Moral Philosophy. This second edition has been revised by Rachels' son Stuart, who carefully has carefully refined his father's work to further strengthen its clarity and accessibility.

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About the Author

James Rachels is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birminghamand is widely respected in the field of moral philosophy. He is also the author of THE END OF LIFE: Euthanasia and Morality and CREATED FROM ANIMALS: The Moral Implications of Darwinism.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 007338660X
• ISBN 13: 9780073386607
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240