ISBN: 1453857524 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): John Stuart Mill Publisher: CreateSpace Number of Pages: 70
British philosopher John Stuart Mill approached ethical theory with a scientist's eye in his contributions to utilitarianism Building upon the premise set forth by Jeremy Bentham Mill subjected his own work to the scientific method and deep incisive inquiry Mill formulated utilitarianism on the "greatest-happiness principle" Under this principle it is ethical only to act in such a way that will deliver the greatest amount of happiness to the greatest amount of people The work outlines how Mill defines and orders higher and lower forms of happiness as well as stressing the importance of holding an objective perspective when determining the ethical status of an event A must-read for anyone with an interest in ethical inquiry
Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thoughtin Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker Publisher: Public Domain Books Number of Pages: 544
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ISBN: 1461180198 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): David Hume Publisher: CreateSpace Number of Pages: 82
David Hume an empiricist philosopher takes on perhaps one of the most challenging of conceivable problems in An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Moving beyond Descartes classic statement I think therefore I am Hume addresses issues of knowing that fall outside the realms of active thought or incremental learning While innumerable philosophers discuss various aspects of experience Hume stands alone in his successful treatise on the nature of experience itself
ISBN: 1146654553 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Heinrich Cornelius Agrip Von Nettesheim Publisher: Nabu Press Number of Pages: 312
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A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): William James Publisher: Public Domain Books Number of Pages: 214
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ISBN: 1613821387 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Rene Descartes Publisher: Simon & Brown Number of Pages: 86
Many other matters respecting the attributes of God and my own nature or mind remain for consideration; but I shall possibly on another occasion resume the investigation of these Now (after first noting what must be done or avoided in order to arrive at a knowledge of the truth) my principal task is to endeavour to emerge from the state of doubt into which I have these last days fallen and to see whether nothing certain can be known regarding material things
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: 3 Author(s): Ann Troup Publisher: Ann Troup Number of Pages: 284
Rachel hasn't been home for twenty years now her mother is dead and she is is summoned back by her sister but there are people she doesn't want to see and secrets she doesn't want to reveal As she helps to clear her old home evidence of a dark and difficult past plunge her into the centre of a murder investigation and bring her face to face with the one person she really didn't want to meet again As events unfold Rachel's carefully constructed life begins to unravel and the people she thought she knew are definitely not who they pretend to be Even her own family
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ISBN: 0300152086 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Author(s): Nigel Warburton Publisher: Yale University Press Number of Pages: 260
Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live These were the concerns of Socrates who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in itIn forty brief chapters Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself to Peter Singer who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own timesWarburton not only makes philosophy accessible he offers inspiration to think argue reason and ask in the tradition of Socrates A Little History of Philosophy presents the grand sweep of humanity's search for philosophical understanding and invites all to join in the discussion
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Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings
ISBN: 0195112040 Binding: Paperback Edition: 3 Author(s): N/A Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Number of Pages: 848
Introduction to Philosophy 3e is the most comprehensive topically organized collection of classical and contemporary philosophy available Ideal for introductory philosophy courses the third edition of this classic text now includes a general introduction and features eighteen selections new to this volume and an expanded glossary of philosophical terms A serious and challenging work it includes sections on the meaning of life God and evil epistemology philosophy of science the mindbody problem freedom of will consciousness ethics and philosophical puzzles This exceptionally successful anthology presents a large number of substantial--and in some cases complete--selections from major works offering a unique balance between classical and contemporary readings This third edition adds selections by Plato Nelson Pike JL Mackie Elizabeth Anderson David Lewis Hilary Putnam Frank Jackson John Perry Peter Strawson Rosalind Hursthouse GA Cohen Samuel Scheffler Debra Satz and Kwame Anthony Appiah as well as Kavka's Toxin Puzzle and Quinn'sPuzzle of the Self-Torturer
