Core Questions in Philosophy: A Text with Readings - Softcover

Sober, Elliott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131898698 ISBN 13: 9780131898691

Publisher: Pearson, 2004

Synopsis

For introductory philosophy courses.

Presented in an engaging lecture-style format, this text/reader focuses on the basic issues and ideas in philosophy with lectures/discussions, supported by readings from historically important sources. Discussions emphasize the logic of philosophical arguments and how they relate to the content of modern physical and social sciences.

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Review:

"I have yet to see another text that so ably exemplifies the methods of contemporary philosophy." – William Russell Payne, Bellevue Community College

"...It was a pleasure reading this book. It is innovative in design and it addresses philosophy in an original and unique manner." – Doug Frame, National University

About the Author:

Elliott Sober is Hans Reichenbach Professor of Philosophy and William F. Vilas Research Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research is in the philosophy of science, especially in the philosophy of evolutionary biology. Sober's books include "The Nature of Selection -- Evolutionary Theory in Philosophical Focus "(1984), "Reconstructing the Past -- Parsimony, Evolution, and Inference "(1988), "Philosophy of Biology "(1993), "Unto Others -- The Evolution and Psychology of Unselfish Behavior "(1998, coauthored with David Sloan Wilson), "Evidence and Evolution - the Logic Behind the Science" (2008), and "Did Darwin Write the Origin Backwards? "(2011). He won the Lakatos Prize in 1991 and the American Philosophical Association named him Prometheus Laureate for 2008. He has been president of the Philosophy of Science Association and the American Philosophical Association (Central Division). He is currently president of the International Union for History and Philosophy of Science (Division of Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science).

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0131898698
• ISBN 13: 9780131898691
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 576