Reason and Responsibility: Readings in Some Basic Problems of Philosophy [With Infotrac]

Feinberg, Joel; Shafer-Landau, Russ

ISBN 10: 0534625584 / ISBN 13: 9780534625580

Published by Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2004

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.75. Seller Inventory # G0534625584I3N01

Synopsis:

The Twelfth Edition of this best-selling, topically organized anthology provides a superb balance of historical selections and recent material. This new edition features more readings than ever before--79 total--all, where necessary, in the finest translations available. The readings complement each other and naturally build on the topic being covered. Clear, concise introductions to each Part provide just enough guidance to let students learn from experiencing the readings themselves. The text's long-heralded selection of readings covers topics such as reason and religious belief, human knowledge, mind and its place in nature, determinism, free will and responsibility, and morality and its critics in five parts with careful attention to opposing points of view.

Synopsis: Seventy-nine readings ranging from the Classic to the contemporary periods represent the basic philosophical positions on religious belief, the limits of knowledge, the nature of mind, free will and responsibility, and ethics. Particular attention is given to the debates concerning the existence of God, the problem of evil, faith, skepticism, scien

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reason and Responsibility: Readings in Some ...
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket