Philosophy & this actual world : an introduction to practical philosophical inquiry / / Martin Benjamin
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| Autore: |
Benjamin Martin
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| Titolo: |
Philosophy & this actual world : an introduction to practical philosophical inquiry / / Martin Benjamin
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2003 |
| ©2003 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 100 |
| Soggetto topico: | Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Martin Benjamin bridges the gap between academic philosophy and the questions of educated nonspecialists. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Philosophy & this actual world |
| ISBN: | 1-4616-6597-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910463674303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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