Problems in Metaphysics and Epistemology: An Introduction to Contemporary Debates - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350016063 ISBN 13: 9781350016064

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020

Synopsis

Problems in Epistemology and Metaphysics takes a pro and con approach to two central philosophical topics.

Each chapter begins with a question: Can We Have Knowledge? How are Beliefs Justified? What is the mind? Contemporary philosophers with opposing viewpoints are then paired together to argue their position and raise problems with conflicting standpoints. Alongside an up-to-date introduction to a core philosophical stance, each contributor provides a critical response to their opponent and clear explanation of their view.

Discussion questions are included at the end of each chapter to guide further discussion.

With chapters covering core questions surrounding religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, truth, being and reality, this is a comprehensive introduction to debates lying at the heart of what we know, how we know it and the nature of the world we live in.

About this title

About the Author

Steven B. Cowan is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Lincoln Memorial University, USA. His scholarly articles have appeared in such journals as Religious Studies, Faith and Philosophy, and Philosophia Christi. He is the editor of Five Views on Apologetics (Zondervan, 2000) and Who Runs the Church? Four Views on Church Government (Zondervan, 2004); the co-author (with James Spiegel) of The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy (Broadman & Holman, 2009); and co-editor (with James Spiegel) of Idealism and Christian Philosophy (Bloomsbury, 2016).

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350016063
• ISBN 13: 9781350016064
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Cowan Professor Steven B.