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Wisdom without answers : a brief introduction to philosophy / Daniel Kolak, Raymond Martin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kolak, Daniel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy--Introductions.
- Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Introductions.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 162 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, [2002]
- Summary:
- By speaking directly to the students in a personal tone, this text invites students to get excited about philosophy and to explore how philosophy affects them. Fourteen lively chapters take students deep into the world of philosophical thinking and challenge them to ponder life's big questions.
- Contents:
- Puzzles
- Points of View
- Wisdom
- 1 Where 7
- Location
- Nowhereness
- 2 When 9
- Time
- Now
- Eternity
- 3 Who 15
- Self
- Identity
- Impermanence
- 4 Freedom 23
- Causation
- Randomness
- 5 Knowledge 29
- Belief
- Evidence
- Reliability
- 6 God 40
- Arguments
- Faith
- Mystery
- 7 Reality 50
- Objects
- Perception
- Interpretation
- 8 Experience 58
- Sensation
- Thought
- 9 Consciousness 66
- Reduction
- Science
- Mind
- 10 Cosmos 70
- Science vs. Religion
- Nothingness
- Ultimate Questions
- 11 Death 77
- Souls
- Explanation
- Survival
- 12 Meaning 84
- Life
- Struggle
- Success
- 13 Ethics 93
- Authority
- Conditioning
- Conscience
- 14 Values 99
- Values
- Facts
- Self-Knowledge
- Concluding Unphilosophical
- Philosophical Connections 115.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0534534651
- OCLC:
- 46422048
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