Reality? Knowledge? Philosophy!: An Introduction to Metaphysics and Epistemology

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; sceptic...

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Main Author: Hetherington, Stephen Cade 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
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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.
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (192 pages)
ISBN:9781474469128
DOI:10.1515/9781474469128

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