UID:
edocfu_9959227803502883
Format:
1 online resource (950 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-98815-X
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1-280-53910-0
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9786610539109
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1-134-98816-8
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0-203-01320-4
Series Statement:
Routledge Companion Encyclopedias
Content:
* Presents a broad survey of philosophical thought* Each chapter explores, and places in context, a major area of philosophical enquiry - including the theory of meaning and of truth, the theory of knowledge, the philosophies of mathematics, science and metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, moral and political philosophy, aesthetics, and religion* Annotated bibliographies for each chapter and indexes of names and subjects * Glossary of commonly-used philosophical terms* Chronological table of the history of philosophy from 1600`It is a fine achievement and deserves the w
Note:
Includes indices.
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Reprint of 1988 edition.
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 What is Philosophy?; Part A: Meaning and Truth; Introduction; 2 Theories of Meaning: from 'Reference' to 'Use'; 3 Theories of Meaning: After the Use Theory; 4 Truth; 5 The Truths of Logic and of Mathematics; Part B: Theory of Knowledge; Introduction; 6 The Analysis of Knowledge; 7 Knowledge of the External World; 8 Memory Knowledge; 9 Induction and Probability; 10 Science as Conjecture and Refutation; 11 Science and the World; Part C: Metaphysics; Introduction; 12 Substance; 13 Different Types of Causation; 14 Our Knowledge of Causality
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15 Philosophy and the Existence of God16 Space, Time and Motion; Part D: Philosophy of Mind; Introduction; 17 Mind and Body: Non-reductionist Theories; 18 Mind and Body: Some Forms of Reductionism; 19 Behaviourism; 20 Problems of Personal Identity; 21 The Will; 22 Freedom of the Will; Part E: Moral Philosophy; Introduction; 23 The Nature of Moral Philosophy; 24 Teleological Theories of Morality; 25 Morality and Universal Law; 26 Utilitarianism; 27 Emotivism and Prescriptivism; 28 Value, Authenticity and the Death of God; Part F: Society, Art and Religion; Introduction
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29 Political Obligation: Some Sceptical Views30 Defenders of the State; 31 The Philosophy of Rights; 32 The Limits of the State; 33 The Philosophy of Punishment; 34 The Philosophy of the Social Sciences; 35 The Philosophy of History; 36 Aesthetics; 37 The Philosophy of Religion; Further Notes and References; Notes on Contributors; Glossary; Philosophy, 1600-1960: A Chronological Survey; Index of Names; Index of Subjects
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8153-1347-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-00323-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203013205
