A Modern Introduction to Philosophy

by Paul Edwards (Editor), Arthur Pap (Editor)

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Selected writings explore the nature of man's relationship to society, the physical universe, and God.

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This was my college textbook in an Introduction to Philosophy class. It has a great collection of pieces and excerpts, not limited to just "certified" philosophers, but also including philosophical passages from literature, such as the discussion about the suffering of little children from Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. A great book for anyone wanting to get beyond the very brief introductions to philosophers and read some of their actual work.
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Paul Edwards
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Arthur Pap
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Aquinas, Thomas (Contributor)
Ayer, A.J. (Contributor)
Benn, S.I. (Contributor)
Berkeley, George (Contributor)
Black, Max (Contributor)
Blanshard, Brand (Contributor)
Broad, C.D. (Contributor)
Buckle, Henry Thomas (Contributor)
Campbell, C.A. (Contributor)
Copleston, F.C. (Contributor)
Darrow, Clarence (Contributor)
Descartes, René (Contributor)
Dostoevsky, Fyodor (Contributor)
Ewing, A.C. (Contributor)
Fackenheim, Emil (Contributor)
Flew, Antony (Contributor)
Hare, R.M. (Contributor)
Hick, John (Contributor)
Holmes, John Haynes (Contributor)
Hospers, John (Contributor)
Hume, David (Contributor)
Huxley, T.H. (Contributor)
James, William (Contributor)
Kant, Immanuel (Contributor)
Kierkegaard, Søren (Contributor)
Leibniz, G.W. (Contributor)
Lewis, H.D. (Contributor)
Locke, John (Contributor)
Mackie, John L. (Contributor)
Mill, John Stuart (Contributor)
Moore, G.E. (Contributor)
Nagel, Ernest (Contributor)
Paley, William (Contributor)
Peters, R.S. (Contributor)
Plato (Contributor)
Rée, Paul (Contributor)
Reid, Thomas (Contributor)
Robinson, J.A.T. (Contributor)
Russell, Bertrand (Contributor)
Ryle, Gilbert (Contributor)
Samuel, Viscount (Contributor)
Schlick, Moritz (Contributor)
Sinclair, W.A. (Contributor)
Smart, J.J.C. (Contributor)
St Anselm (Contributor)
Stace, W.T. (Contributor)
Trueblood, D.E. (Contributor)
Tyndall, John (Contributor)
Warnock, G.J. (Contributor)
Whiteley, C.H. (Contributor)
Will, F.L. (Contributor)
Williams, Bernard (Contributor)

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Canonical title
A Modern Introduction to Philosophy
Original publication date
1957
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Determinism is the theory that everything in the universe is entirely governed by causal laws.
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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)(5) The super-ultimate why-question, which has so widely been regarded as supremely profound, is meaningless.
Canonical DDC/MDS
108
Canonical LCC
BD21 .E4

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Philosophy, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
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108 — Philosophy & psychology Philosophy Groups of people
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BD21 .E4 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Speculative philosophy Speculative philosophy General philosophical works
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