Philosophy
Contemporary Perspectives on Perennial IssuesFourth Edition ©1994
This anthology of 61 readings by leading twentieth-century writers gives students a solid introduction to traditional philosophical problems. Centering on 12 basic issues, Philosophy provides contrasting perspectives on the issues and demonstrates the relevance of philosophical inquiry i...
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This anthology of 61 readings by leading twentieth-century writers gives students a solid introduction to traditional philosophical problems. Centering on 12 basic issues, Philosophy provides contrasting perspectives on the issues and demonstrates the relevance of philosophical inquiry in contemporary times.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Philosophy and the Study of Philosophy
1. Belief and Knowledge
Peter Unger, A Defense of Skepticism
John Hospers, A Critique of Skepticism
Carl G. Hempel, Justification in Science
Charles Sanders Peirce, The Fixation of Belief
W. K. Clifford, The Ethics of Belief
William James, The Will to Believe
2. Science, Common Sense, and the World
Sir Arthur Eddington, Two Tables
L. Susan Stebbing, Furniture of the Earth
W. T. Stace,Science and the Physical World
C. H. Whiteley, Physical Objects as Not Reducible to Perceptions
3. Freedom, Determinism, and Responsibility
Robert Blatchford, The Delusion of Free Will
W. T. Stace, The Problem of Free Will
Richard Taylor, Freedom and Determinism
John Hospers, Free-Will and Psychoanalysis
Karl Menninger, The Crime of Punishment
C. S. Lewis, The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment
4. Bodies, Minds, and Persons
C. E. M. Joad, The Mind as Distinct from the Body
William S. Robinson, Why I Am a Dualist
Richard Taylor, The Case for Materialism
John B. Watson, Behaviorism
Jerry A. Fodor, The Mind-Body Problem
5. Persons, Machines, and Immortality
Christopher Evans, Can a Machine Think?
Morton Hunt, What the Human Mind Can Do That the Computer Can't
Clarence Darrow, The Myth of Immortality
C. J. Ducasse, Is Life after Death Possible?
6. The Existence of God
E. K. Daniel, A Defense of Theism
Ernest Nagel, The Case for Atheism
Bertrand Russell, Why I Am Not a Christian
K. D. Ellis, Why I Am an Agnostic
David Hauser, A Philosophical Theism: God as Growth
Joseph Kupfer, The Art of Religious Communication
7. God, Faith, and Evil
H. J. McCloskey, God and Evil
John Hick, The Problem of Evil
Richard Taylor, Faith
Richard Robinson, Religion, Reason, and Faith
8. Meaning and Existence
David F. Swenson, The Dignity of Human Life
Kurt Baier, The Meaning of Life
Leo Tolstoy, My Confession
Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism
9. Moral Values: Grounds and Norms
Harry Browne, The Morality Trap
James Rachels, Egoism and Moral Skepticism
E. Daniel Kaye,A Defense of Utilitarianism
Arthur C. Ewing, A Critique of Utilitarianism
R. M. MacIver, The Deep Beauty of the Golden Rule
Carol Gilligan, A Different Voice
Alasdair MacIntyre, Virtue Ethics
Kai Nielsen, God and the Good
Robert Merrihew Adams, A Modified Divine Command Theory of Ethical Wrongness
10. Ethical Judgments
Bertrand Russell, Science and Ethics
Brand Blanshard, The New Subjectivism in Ethics
Ruth Benedict, Anthropology and the Abnormal
W. T. Stace, Ethical Relativism
11. The State and Society
Charles Frankel, Why Choose Democracy?
John Hospers, The Libertarian Manifesto
Carl Cohen, Socialism
Michael J. Sandel, Morality and the Liberal Ideal
Alison Jaggar, Political Philosophies of Women's Liberation
12. Science and Society
W. T. Stace, Man against Darkness
Herbert Spencer, The Life Based on Science
Jürgen Habermas, The Public Sphere: An Encyclopedia Articles (1964)
Michel Foucault, The Political Function of the Intellectual~
Philosophy and the Study of Philosophy
1. Belief and Knowledge
Peter Unger, A Defense of Skepticism
John Hospers, A Critique of Skepticism
Carl G. Hempel, Justification in Science
Charles Sanders Peirce, The Fixation of Belief
W. K. Clifford, The Ethics of Belief
William James, The Will to Believe
2. Science, Common Sense, and the World
Sir Arthur Eddington, Two Tables
L. Susan Stebbing, Furniture of the Earth
W. T. Stace,Science and the Physical World
C. H. Whiteley, Physical Objects as Not Reducible to Perceptions
3. Freedom, Determinism, and Responsibility
Robert Blatchford, The Delusion of Free Will
W. T. Stace, The Problem of Free Will
Richard Taylor, Freedom and Determinism
John Hospers, Free-Will and Psychoanalysis
Karl Menninger, The Crime of Punishment
C. S. Lewis, The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment
4. Bodies, Minds, and Persons
C. E. M. Joad, The Mind as Distinct from the Body
William S. Robinson, Why I Am a Dualist
Richard Taylor, The Case for Materialism
John B. Watson, Behaviorism
Jerry A. Fodor, The Mind-Body Problem
5. Persons, Machines, and Immortality
Christopher Evans, Can a Machine Think?
Morton Hunt, What the Human Mind Can Do That the Computer Can't
Clarence Darrow, The Myth of Immortality
C. J. Ducasse, Is Life after Death Possible?
6. The Existence of God
E. K. Daniel, A Defense of Theism
Ernest Nagel, The Case for Atheism
Bertrand Russell, Why I Am Not a Christian
K. D. Ellis, Why I Am an Agnostic
David Hauser, A Philosophical Theism: God as Growth
Joseph Kupfer, The Art of Religious Communication
7. God, Faith, and Evil
H. J. McCloskey, God and Evil
John Hick, The Problem of Evil
Richard Taylor, Faith
Richard Robinson, Religion, Reason, and Faith
8. Meaning and Existence
David F. Swenson, The Dignity of Human Life
Kurt Baier, The Meaning of Life
Leo Tolstoy, My Confession
Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism
9. Moral Values: Grounds and Norms
Harry Browne, The Morality Trap
James Rachels, Egoism and Moral Skepticism
E. Daniel Kaye,A Defense of Utilitarianism
Arthur C. Ewing, A Critique of Utilitarianism
R. M. MacIver, The Deep Beauty of the Golden Rule
Carol Gilligan, A Different Voice
Alasdair MacIntyre, Virtue Ethics
Kai Nielsen, God and the Good
Robert Merrihew Adams, A Modified Divine Command Theory of Ethical Wrongness
10. Ethical Judgments
Bertrand Russell, Science and Ethics
Brand Blanshard, The New Subjectivism in Ethics
Ruth Benedict, Anthropology and the Abnormal
W. T. Stace, Ethical Relativism
11. The State and Society
Charles Frankel, Why Choose Democracy?
John Hospers, The Libertarian Manifesto
Carl Cohen, Socialism
Michael J. Sandel, Morality and the Liberal Ideal
Alison Jaggar, Political Philosophies of Women's Liberation
12. Science and Society
W. T. Stace, Man against Darkness
Herbert Spencer, The Life Based on Science
Jürgen Habermas, The Public Sphere: An Encyclopedia Articles (1964)
Michel Foucault, The Political Function of the Intellectual~
Authors
E. D. Klemke
A. David Kline
B. Robert Hollinger
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