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Benjamin Martin |
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Titolo |
Philosophy & this actual world : an introduction to practical philosophical inquiry / / Martin Benjamin |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2003 |
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©2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (242 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Philosophy |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Agent and Spectator; No Way Out; The Cartesian Subject; The Pragmatic Subject; Agent and Spectator; The Irrepressible Skeptic; 2 Language, Meaning, and Truth; Language; Meaning; Truth; Summary and Conclusion; 3 Knowledge and Reality; Knowledge; Reality; Knowledge and Reality: Pragmatic Questions; 4 Mind and Will; Mind; Will; Conclusion; 5 Ethics; Origins; Moral Reasoning and Reflection; 6 Democratic Pluralism; Moral Pluralism; Democratic Temperament; Compromise; Physician-Assisted Suicide |
7 Determining DeathBackground; The Main Question; The Subject of Life and Death; Law and Public Policy; 8 Meaningful Lives; God, Meaning, and Mortality; Meaning without God; Pragmatism and Religion; The Priority of Democracy; Conclusion; Bibliographical Essay; Introduction; Chapter 1: Agent and Spectator; Chapter 2: Language, Meaning, and Truth; Chapter 3: Knowledge and Reality; Chapter 4: Mind and Will; Chapter 5: Ethics; Chapter 6: Democratic Pluralism; Chapter 7: Determining Death; Chapter 8: Meaningful Lives; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Martin Benjamin bridges the gap between academic philosophy and the questions of educated nonspecialists. |
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