LEADER 03007nam 22006493u 450 001 9910785984603321 005 20230124190609.0 010 $a1-877551-44-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000261385 035 $a(EBL)1032759 035 $a(OCoLC)815390514 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000757912 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12276800 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000757912 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10759123 035 $a(PQKB)10271283 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1032759 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000261385 100 $a20130418d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFate & Philosophy$b[electronic resource] $eA Journey Through Life's Great Questions 210 $aChicago $cAwa Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (231 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-877551-32-5 327 $aCover; Title Page; Dedication; Epigraph; On becoming a philosopher; WHAT IS GOOD?; Does a moral reality tell us what is good?; Does moral language tell us what is good?; Does economics tell us what is good?; Do we tell ourselves what is good?; Can we debate what is good?; WHAT IS POSSIBLE?; Is the good society possible?; Is free will possible?; What if both possibilities are open?; Are spontaneous occurrences possible?; WHAT EXISTS?; Does sense experience tell us what exists?; Do instruments tell us what exists?; Has science taught us what exists?; Does God exist?; Does the absolute exist? 327 $aChanging the person you areFurther reading; Teasers; Acknowledgements; The Torchlight List; Also by Jim Flynn; Copyright 330 $aA provocative sequel to The Torchlight List, this book examines the answers that thinkers throughout the ages-from Plato in ancient Greece to contemporary psychologists and scientists-have proposed for life's great questions: Do human beings have free will? Is a good society possible? Is patriotism ethical? and Can modern science penetrate the mind? Exploring the moral ideals, attitudes, and religious beliefs that affect everyday life, this account is an exhilarating introduction to philosophy and a manual for becoming a fully alive member of the human race. It is also 606 $aEthics 606 $aPhilosophy 606 $aScience -- Popular works 606 $aPhilosophy$vPopular works 606 $aEthics 606 $aScience 606 $aPhilosophy & Religion$2HILCC 606 $aPhilosophy$2HILCC 615 4$aEthics. 615 4$aPhilosophy. 615 4$aScience -- Popular works. 615 0$aPhilosophy 615 0$aEthics 615 0$aScience 615 7$aPhilosophy & Religion 615 7$aPhilosophy 676 $a100 700 $aFlynn$b Jim$01198108 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785984603321 996 $aFate & Philosophy$93785670 997 $aUNINA