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Puzzled?!: An Introduction to Philosophizing
Richard Kenneth Atkins
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Description for Puzzled?!: An Introduction to Philosophizing
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Puzzled?! seamlessly fuses two traditional approaches to the study of philosophy at the introductory level. It is thematic, examining fundamental issues in epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and more. It is also historical, introducing major philosophical arguments that have arisen throughout the history of Western philosophy. But its real innovation lies elsewhere.
Each of its twelve chapters begins with a traditional argument of a thoroughly puzzling kind: a valid philosophical argument with highly plausible premises but a surprising conclusion. The remainder of the chapter shows how major innovations in the history of philosophy arise as logical responses to ... Read more
Puzzled?! seamlessly fuses two traditional approaches to the study of philosophy at the introductory level. It is thematic, examining fundamental issues in epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and more. It is also historical, introducing major philosophical arguments that have arisen throughout the history of Western philosophy. But its real innovation lies elsewhere.
Each of its twelve chapters begins with a traditional argument of a thoroughly puzzling kind: a valid philosophical argument with highly plausible premises but a surprising conclusion. The remainder of the chapter shows how major innovations in the history of philosophy arise as logical responses to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9781624663666
SKU
V9781624663666
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About Richard Kenneth Atkins
Richard Kenneth Atkins is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Boston College.
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