Philosophical Propositions: An Introduction to PhilosophyPsychology Press, 1998 - 169 páginas Philosophical Propositions is a fresh, up to date, and reliable introduction to philosophical problems. It takes seriously the need for philosophy to deal with definitive and statable propositions, such as God, certainty, time, personal identity, the mind/body problem, free will and determinism, and the meaning of life. |
Índice
Some Basic Concepts of Logic and Philosophy | 13 |
The Problem of Evil | 27 |
Four Logically Inadequate Solutions | 35 |
The Existence of God | 41 |
Certainty | 56 |
Time | 72 |
Personal Identity | 89 |
The MindBody Problem | 107 |
Freewill and Determinism | 133 |
The Meaning of Life | 145 |
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