Philosophy the basic issues - Klemke, E. D. (Elmer Daniel) 1926-2000.; Kline, A. David; Hollinger, Robert (New York St. Martin's Press, 1982)
Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction: Why Study Philosophy? -- PART ONE. BELIEF AND KNOWLEDGE: 1. A Defense of Skepticism / R. Unger -- 2. What is Knowledge? / J. Hospers -- 3. The Fixation of Belief / C. S. Pierce -- 4. The Ethics of Belief / W. K. Clifford -- 5. The Will to Believe / W. James -- PART TWO. SCIENCE, COMMON SENSE, AND THE WORLD: 6. Two Tales / Sir Arthur Eddington -- 7. "Furniture of the Earth" / L. S. Stebbing -- 8. Physics and Perception / B. Russell -- 9. Science and the Physical World / W. T. Stace -- 10. Physical Objects as Not Reducible to Perceptions / C. H. Whiteley -- PART THREE. FREEDOM, DETERMINISM, AND RESPONSIBILITY: 11. The Delusion of Free Will / R. Blatchford -- 12. The Problem of Free Will / W. T. Stace -- 13. Freedom and Determinism / R. Taylor -- 14. Free-Will and Psychoanalysis / J. Hospers -- 15. The Crime of Punishment / K. Menninger -- 16. The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment / C. S. Lewis -- PART FOUR: BODIES, MINDS, AND PERSONS: 17. The Mind as Distinct from the Body / C. E. M. Joad -- 18. Why I Am a Dualist / W. S. Robinson -- 19. How to Bury the Mind-Body Problem / R. Taylor -- 20. Man Versus Machine / M. Scriven -- PART FIVE. SURVIVAL AND IMMORTALITY: 21. The Myth of Immortality / C. Darrow -- 22. Is Life After Death Possible? / C. J. Ducasse -- 23. The Illusion of Immortality / C. Lamont -- 24. Can a Man Witness His Own Funeral? / A. Flew -- PART SIX. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD: 25. Theism and Existence of God / J. Hartt -- 26. Philosophical Concepts of Atheism / E. Nagel -- 27. Why I Am Not a Christian / B. Russell -- 28. Memorial Service / H. L. Mencken -- 29. Theology and Falsification / A. Flew, R. M. Hare, and B. Mitchell -- PART SEVEN. GOD, FAITH, AND EVIL: 30. God and Evil / H. J. McCloskey -- 31. The Problem of Evil / J. Nick -- 32. Faith / R. Taylor -- 33. Religion, Reason, and Faith / R. Robison -- PART EIGHT. MEANING AND EXISTENCE: 34. The Absurdity of Human Existence / A. Camus -- 35. The Absurd / T. Nagel -- 36. The Meaning of Life / K. Baier -- 37. Philosophy and the Meaning of Life / W. D. Joske -- PART NINE. MORAL VALUES: GROUNDS AND NORMS: 38. The Morality Trap / H. Browne -- 39. Egoism and Moral Skepticism / J. Rachels -- 40. Utilitarianism / P. W. Taylor -- 41. The Conscience of Huckleberry Finn / J. Bennett -- 42. God and the Good: Does Morality Need Religion? / K. Nielsen -- PART TEN. THE STATUS OF ETHICAL JUDGMENTS: 43. Science and Ethics / B. Russell -- 44. The New Subjectivism in Ethics / B. Blanshard -- 45. The Case for Ethical Relativism/ W. G. Sumner -- 46. Ethical Relativism / W. T. Stace -- 47. The Case of the Obliging Stranger / W. Gass - PART ELEVEN. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE: 48. Famine, Affluence, and Morality / P. Singer -- 49. Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor / G. Hardin -- 50. Free Enterprise as the Embodiment of Justice / J. Hospers -- 51. On Justice Under Socialism / E. and O. Nell -- PART TWELVE. LIBERTY VERSUS AUTHORITY: 52. The Conflict Between Authority and Autonomy / R. P. Wolff -- 53. Morals and Criminal Law / Lord Patrick Devlin -- 54. Immortality and Treason / H.L.A. Hart -- 55. Experts in a Free Society / P. Feyerabend -- Appendixes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Asia Foundation thru Prof. Jocelyn Cañas
Keywords: Philosophy