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Philosophy by E. D. Klemke; A. David Kline; B. Robert Hollinger - Fourth Edition, 1994 from Macmillan Student Store
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This anthology of 61 readings by leading twentieth-century writers gives students a solid introduction to traditional philosophical problems. Centering on 12 basic issues, Philosophy provides contrasting perspectives on the issues and demonstrates the relevance of philosophical inquiry in contemporary times.

Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction
    Philosophy and the Study of Philosophy
    
  1. Belief and Knowledge
    Peter Unger, A Defense of Skepticism
    John Hospers, A Critique of Skepticism
    Carl G. Hempel, Justification in Science
    Charles Sanders Peirce, The Fixation of Belief
    W. K. Clifford, The Ethics of Belief
    William James, The Will to Believe
    
  2. Science, Common Sense, and the World
    Sir Arthur Eddington, Two Tables
    L. Susan Stebbing, Furniture of the Earth
    W. T. Stace,Science and the Physical World
    C. H. Whiteley, Physical Objects as Not Reducible to Perceptions
    
  3. Freedom, Determinism, and Responsibility
    Robert Blatchford, The Delusion of Free Will
    W. T. Stace, The Problem of Free Will
    Richard Taylor, Freedom and Determinism
    John Hospers, Free-Will and Psychoanalysis
    Karl Menninger, The Crime of Punishment
    C. S. Lewis, The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment
    
  4. Bodies, Minds, and Persons
    C. E. M. Joad, The Mind as Distinct from the Body
    William S. Robinson, Why I Am a Dualist
    Richard Taylor, The Case for Materialism
    John B. Watson, Behaviorism
    Jerry A. Fodor, The Mind-Body Problem
    
  5. Persons, Machines, and Immortality
    Christopher Evans, Can a Machine Think?
    Morton Hunt, What the Human Mind Can Do That the Computer Can't
    Clarence Darrow, The Myth of Immortality
    C. J. Ducasse, Is Life after Death Possible?
    
  6. The Existence of God
    E. K. Daniel, A Defense of Theism
    Ernest Nagel, The Case for Atheism
    Bertrand Russell, Why I Am Not a Christian
    K. D. Ellis, Why I Am an Agnostic
    David Hauser, A Philosophical Theism: God as Growth
    Joseph Kupfer, The Art of Religious Communication
    
  7. God, Faith, and Evil
    H. J. McCloskey, God and Evil
    John Hick, The Problem of Evil
    Richard Taylor, Faith
    Richard Robinson, Religion, Reason, and Faith
    
  8. Meaning and Existence
    David F. Swenson, The Dignity of Human Life
    Kurt Baier, The Meaning of Life
    Leo Tolstoy, My Confession
    Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism
    
  9. Moral Values: Grounds and Norms
    Harry Browne, The Morality Trap
    James Rachels, Egoism and Moral Skepticism
    E. Daniel Kaye,A Defense of Utilitarianism
    Arthur C. Ewing, A Critique of Utilitarianism
    R. M. MacIver, The Deep Beauty of the Golden Rule
    Carol Gilligan, A Different Voice
    Alasdair MacIntyre, Virtue Ethics
    Kai Nielsen, God and the Good
    Robert Merrihew Adams, A Modified Divine Command Theory of Ethical Wrongness
    
  10. Ethical Judgments
    Bertrand Russell, Science and Ethics
    Brand Blanshard, The New Subjectivism in Ethics
    Ruth Benedict, Anthropology and the Abnormal
    W. T. Stace, Ethical Relativism
    
  11. The State and Society
    Charles Frankel, Why Choose Democracy?
    John Hospers, The Libertarian Manifesto
    Carl Cohen, Socialism
    Michael J. Sandel,
Morality and the Liberal Ideal
    Alison Jaggar,
Political Philosophies of Women's Liberation
    
  12. Science and Society
    W. T. Stace,
Man against Darkness
    Herbert Spencer,
The Life Based on Science
    Jürgen Habermas,
The Public Sphere: An Encyclopedia Articles (1964)
    Michel Foucault,
The Political Function of the Intellectual~

Authors

E. D. Klemke


A. David Kline


B. Robert Hollinger


This anthology of 61 readings by leading twentieth-century writers gives students a solid introduction to traditional philosophical problems. Centering on 12 basic issues, Philosophy provides contrasting perspectives on the issues and demonstrates the relevance of philosophical inquiry in contemporary times.

Table of Contents

Introduction
    Philosophy and the Study of Philosophy
    
  1. Belief and Knowledge
    Peter Unger, A Defense of Skepticism
    John Hospers, A Critique of Skepticism
    Carl G. Hempel, Justification in Science
    Charles Sanders Peirce, The Fixation of Belief
    W. K. Clifford, The Ethics of Belief
    William James, The Will to Believe
    
  2. Science, Common Sense, and the World
    Sir Arthur Eddington, Two Tables
    L. Susan Stebbing, Furniture of the Earth
    W. T. Stace,Science and the Physical World
    C. H. Whiteley, Physical Objects as Not Reducible to Perceptions
    
  3. Freedom, Determinism, and Responsibility
    Robert Blatchford, The Delusion of Free Will
    W. T. Stace, The Problem of Free Will
    Richard Taylor, Freedom and Determinism
    John Hospers, Free-Will and Psychoanalysis
    Karl Menninger, The Crime of Punishment
    C. S. Lewis, The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment
    
  4. Bodies, Minds, and Persons
    C. E. M. Joad, The Mind as Distinct from the Body
    William S. Robinson, Why I Am a Dualist
    Richard Taylor, The Case for Materialism
    John B. Watson, Behaviorism
    Jerry A. Fodor, The Mind-Body Problem
    
  5. Persons, Machines, and Immortality
    Christopher Evans, Can a Machine Think?
    Morton Hunt, What the Human Mind Can Do That the Computer Can't
    Clarence Darrow, The Myth of Immortality
    C. J. Ducasse, Is Life after Death Possible?
    
  6. The Existence of God
    E. K. Daniel, A Defense of Theism
    Ernest Nagel, The Case for Atheism
    Bertrand Russell, Why I Am Not a Christian
    K. D. Ellis, Why I Am an Agnostic
    David Hauser, A Philosophical Theism: God as Growth
    Joseph Kupfer, The Art of Religious Communication
    
  7. God, Faith, and Evil
    H. J. McCloskey, God and Evil
    John Hick, The Problem of Evil
    Richard Taylor, Faith
    Richard Robinson, Religion, Reason, and Faith
    
  8. Meaning and Existence
    David F. Swenson, The Dignity of Human Life
    Kurt Baier, The Meaning of Life
    Leo Tolstoy, My Confession
    Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism
    
  9. Moral Values: Grounds and Norms
    Harry Browne, The Morality Trap
    James Rachels, Egoism and Moral Skepticism
    E. Daniel Kaye,A Defense of Utilitarianism
    Arthur C. Ewing, A Critique of Utilitarianism
    R. M. MacIver, The Deep Beauty of the Golden Rule
    Carol Gilligan, A Different Voice
    Alasdair MacIntyre, Virtue Ethics
    Kai Nielsen, God and the Good
    Robert Merrihew Adams, A Modified Divine Command Theory of Ethical Wrongness
    
  10. Ethical Judgments
    Bertrand Russell, Science and Ethics
    Brand Blanshard, The New Subjectivism in Ethics
    Ruth Benedict, Anthropology and the Abnormal
    W. T. Stace, Ethical Relativism
    
  11. The State and Society
    Charles Frankel, Why Choose Democracy?
    John Hospers, The Libertarian Manifesto
    Carl Cohen, Socialism
    Michael J. Sandel,
Morality and the Liberal Ideal
    Alison Jaggar,
Political Philosophies of Women's Liberation
    
  12. Science and Society
    W. T. Stace,
Man against Darkness
    Herbert Spencer,
The Life Based on Science
    Jürgen Habermas,
The Public Sphere: An Encyclopedia Articles (1964)
    Michel Foucault,
The Political Function of the Intellectual~

E. D. Klemke


A. David Kline


B. Robert Hollinger


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