Reality? knowledge? philosophy! : an introduction to metaphysics and epistemology / Stephen Hetherington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hetherington, Stephen Cade, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphysics.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 164 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.

Summary:

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748616657);Fundamentally, what are we? And what, if anything, do we know? Minds, bodies; free will; evil; meaningful lives; harmful deaths: do such properties make us whatever we are? Truth; rationality; fallibility; knowledge; observation, reason; sceptical doubts: are these also vital to our being whatever we are?You do not understand yourself and others until you have done battle with those questions. And Reality? Knowledge? Philosophy! shows you how to do that. It can help you to gain a better philosophy of people's lives. Become a better person too. Be surprised at how easily your thinking philosophically about reality and knowledge can lead to your reflecting on life's ethical complications.Key FeaturesOffers a new way of approaching metaphysics and epistemology - via links to ethical and social questions.Readable, clear and engaging.Encourages discussion and independent thought. Blends thought-provoking theories with questions applicable to everyday life."

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Using this Book

Acknowledgments

1. Persons

2. Free Will

3. God and Evil

4. Life’s Meaning

5. Death’s Harm

6. Properties

7. Truth

8. Well Supported

9. Knowledge

10. Observational Knowledge

11. Pure Reason

12. Sceptical Doubts

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-6912-4