Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy
Language: English
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- Title
- Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy
- Author
- Michael Huemer
- Publisher
- unknown
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- no jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798729007028
“My work is all a series of footnotes to Mike Huemer.” –Plato
“This book is way better than my lecture notes.” –Aristotle
“When I have a little money, I buy Mike Huemer’s books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.” –Erasmus
Contents
Preface
Part I: Preliminaries
1. What Is Philosophy?
2. Logic
3. Critical Thinking, 1: Intellectual Virtue
4. Critical Thinking, 2: Fallacies
5. Absolute Truth
Part II: Epistemology
6. Skepticism About the External World
7. Global Skepticism vs. Foundationalism
8. Defining “Knowledge”
Part III: Metaphysics
9. Arguments for Theism
10. Arguments for Atheism
11. Free Will
12. Personal Identity
Part IV: Ethics
13. Metaethics
14. Ethical Theory, 1: Utilitarianism
15. Ethical Theory, 2: Deontology
16. Applied Ethics, 1: The Duty of Charity
17. Applied Ethics, 2: Animal Ethics
18. Concluding Thoughts
Appendix: A Guide to Writing
Glossary
Michael Huemer is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, where he has taught since the dawn of time. He is the author of a nearly infinite number of articles in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and political philosophy, in addition to seven other amazing and brilliant books that you should immediately buy.
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