An introduction to philosophical analysis

著者

• Hospers, John

書誌事項

An introduction to philosophical analysis

John Hospers

Routledge, 1990

3rd ed

• : pbk

注記

Includes bibliographies and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

ISBN 9780415055758

内容説明

This third edition of "An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis" presents the issues and conflicts inherent in philosophy. Among the book's many features is a new chapter on the problems of ethics, including the philosophy of law and of society, the nature of moral judgement and theories of normative ethics. This extensive revision includes new emphasis on the philosophy of science and problems of personal identity, as well as different approaches to a variety of issues. Exercises and selected readings are presented at the end of each chapter.

目次

• Part 1 Knowledge: truth
• knowledge
• concepts
• the sources of knowledge. Part 2 Perceptual knowledge: appearance and reality
• perceptual skepticism
• representative realism
• Berkeley's idealism
• phenomenalism
• direct realism
• the causal theory. Part 3 The realm of necessity: proof and necessity
• the "laws of thought" analytic statements
• other necessary truths
• Kant and the synthetic "A priori". Part 4 Scientific knowledge: law, thoery and explanation
• correspondence and coherence
• the problem induction. Part 5 Cause, determinism and freedom: what is a cause? universal causation
• determinism and freedom. Part 6 Mind and body: physical and mental events
• the problem of other minds
• the relation between mental and physical
• personal identity. Part 7 The philosophy of religion: arguments for the existence of God
• meaning and truth in religion. Part 8 Problems in ethics: the nature of moral judgement
• normative ethics
• ethics and law
• ethics and society.

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780415055765

内容説明

This third edition of "An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis" offers clear and detailed presentations of the issues and conflicts present in philosophy. Among the book's features is a new chapter on the problems of ethics, including the philosophy of law and of society, the nature of moral judgement, and theories of normative ethics. This extensive revision includes new emphasis on the philosophy of science and problems of personal identity, as well as different approaches to a variety of issues. Exercises and selected readings are presented at the end of each chapter.

目次

• Part 1 Knowledge: truth
• knowledge
• concepts
• the sources of knowledge. Part 2 Perceptual knowledge: appearance and reality
• perceptual skepticism
• representative realism
• Berkeley's idealism
• phenomenalism
• direct realism
• the causal theory. Part 3 The realm of necessity: proof and necessity
• the "laws of thought" analytic statements
• other necessary truths
• Kant and the synthetic "A priori". Part 4 Scientific knowledge: law, thoery and explanation
• correspondence and coherence
• the problem induction. Part 5 Cause, determinism and freedom: what is a cause? universal causation
• determinism and freedom. Part 6 Mind and body: physical and mental events
• the problem of other minds
• the relation between mental and physical
• personal identity. Part 7 The philosophy of religion: arguments for the existence of God
• meaning and truth in religion. Part 8 Problems in ethics: the nature of moral judgement
• normative ethics
• ethics and law
• ethics and society.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA11139538
• ISBN:
  • 041505575X
  • 0415055768
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: xi, 416 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : B72
  • DC20 : 100
• 件名:
  • PRECIS : Philosophy
  • LCSH : Philosophy