Simply Philosophy - Brendan Wilson

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Résumé :
How Does Science Work? 1.Progress 2.Causes 3.Probability What is a Mind? 4.A Real Idea 5.Body and Mind 6.Other People Are We Capable of Good? 7.Universal Causality 8.Freedom 9.Temptation 10.Right and Wrong What Do We Know? 11.Certainty 12.The Veil of Appearances 13.Scepticism 14.Transcendental Confidence 15.Common Sense How Does Language Work? 16.Classification 17.Abstraction 18.Names 19.Communication Can Ideas be Causes? 20.Perception 21.Life without Ideas What is Truth? 22.Truth 23.Objectivity Does God Exist? 24.God 25.Cause and Design What is Philosophy? 26.Philosophy...

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Sommaire:
In this vivid and incisive guide, philosophy comes to life. Using the central idea of causality as a guiding principle, Brendan Wilson shows how the history of philosophy becomes a very clear and natural sequence of events. The resulting perspective reveals the deep connections between the problems of science, mind and reality, freedom and responsibility, knowledge, language, truth and religion.Newcomers to philosophy will be able to engage with the great questions and ideas of the western tradition. The writing is clear and jargon-free, while the 'short-chapter' format gives the reader time to pause and think at each step along the way. Style and layout put accessibility first and the many illustrations include explanatory diagrams and drawings as well as pictures of philosophers from Aristotle to Wittgenstein. General Features* Encourages critical and independent thinking* Written in an engaging, non-technical style* Makes clear sense of philosophy's rich and complex history* Presents a distinctive argument* Provides a wide range of case studies and examples from philosophy, science and lawText Features* Chapter overviews* Chapter sub-headings for ease of use* Carefully-chosen quotations from philosophers ancient and modern * End of chapter discussion points* An open and attractive page layout* Lavish and relevant illustrations, including photographs, diagrams, explanatory boxes and drawings...