Download or read book The Elements of Philosophy written by Tamar Szabo Gendler and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2008-01-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elements of Philosophy: Readings from Past and Present is a comprehensive collection of historical and contemporary readings across the major fields of philosophy. With depth and quality, this introductory anthology offers a selection of readings that is both extensive and expansive; the readings span twenty-five centuries. They are organized topically into five parts: Religion and Belief, Moral and Political Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind and Language, and Life and Death. The product of the collaboration of three highly respected scholars in their fields - Tamar Szabó Gendler, Susanna Siegel, and Steven M. Cahn - The Elements of Philosophy also includes introductions from the editors, explanatory footnotes, and a glossary.
Download or read book Elements of Philosophy written by Samuel Enoch Stumpf and published by . This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this introductory text presents, in an accessible way, classical and contemporary readings on topics central to and representative of all major periods of the Western philosophical tradition. The book presents 55 readings (23 of which are new to the fourth edition) on seven topics: epistemology, philosophy of religion, metaphysics, personal identity and immortality, free will and determinism, ethics, and political and social philosophy. Pedagogical features make these readings accessible and interesting to beginning students. All the introductions and biographical sketches have been revised for the fourth edition, as have the study questions and glossary. The explanatory footnotes and the stylistic modernization of texts are new to the fourth edition.
Download or read book The Elements of Moral Philosophy written by James Rachels and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Socrates said that moral philosophy deals with 'no small matter, but how we ought to live'. Beginning with a minimum conception of what morality is, the author offers discussions of the most important ethical theories. He includes treatments of such topics as cultural relativism, ethical subjectivism, psychological egoism, and ethical egoism.
Download or read book Elements of a Philosophy of Technology written by Ernst Kapp and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first philosophy of technology, constructing humans as technological and technology as an underpinning of all culture Ernst Kapp was a foundational scholar in the fields of media theory and philosophy of technology. His 1877 Elements of a Philosophy of Technology is a visionary study of the human body and its relationship with the world that surrounds it. At the book’s core is the concept of “organ projection”: the notion that humans use technology in an effort to project their organs to the outside, to be understood as “the soul apparently stepping out of the body in the form of a sending-out of mental qualities” into the world of artifacts. Kapp applies this theory of organ projection to various areas of the material world—the axe externalizes the arm, the lens the eye, the telegraphic system the neural network. From the first tools to acoustic instruments, from architecture to the steam engine and the mechanic routes of the railway, Kapp’s analysis shifts from “simple” tools to more complex network technologies to examine the projection of relations. What emerges from Kapp’s prophetic work is nothing less than the emergence of early elements of a cybernetic paradigm.
Download or read book Elements of a Philosophy of Management and Organization written by Peter Koslowski and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing as a form of human action has an inherent link with philosophy, which is also concerned with choosing the right action and the best way to lead our lives. Management theory and philosophy can join forces in epistemology (the philosophy of knowledge), ethics, and cultural theory. The epistemology of management concerns the question of how management can improve its ability to create knowledge about managing companies and about using management theory in the task of managing. Management ethics investigates the question of what the right management actions are. The cultural theory of management examines how corporate culture can increase the cooperation within the firm and how the cultural surplus value of products and brand management can increase the firm’s value creation in its products. This book introduces the readers to central approaches in this new field, which represents a synthesis of management and philosophical theory.
Download or read book The Philosophy of Fine Art written by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Elements of Natural Philosophy I written by Thomson (William) and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Elements of Moral Philosophy 7e written by James Rachels and published by McGraw Hill. This book was released on 2012-03-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firmly established as the standard text for undergraduate courses in ethics, James Rachels and Stuart Rachels’ The Elements of Moral Philosophy introduces readers to major moral concepts and theories through eloquent explanations and compelling, thought-provoking discussions.
Download or read book Core Elements of Philosophy written by Michael Thune and published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unity of Science written by Tuomas E. Tahko and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unity of science was once a very popular idea among both philosophers and scientists. But it has fallen out of fashion, largely because of its association with reductionism and the challenge from multiple realisation. Pluralism and the disunity of science are the new norm, and higher-level natural kinds and special science laws are considered to have an important role in scientific practice. What kind of reductionism does multiple realisability challenge? What does it take to reduce one phenomenon to another? How do we determine which kinds are natural? What is the ontological basis of unity? In this Element, Tuomas Tahko examines these questions from a contemporary perspective, after a historical overview. The upshot is that there is still value in the idea of a unity of science. We can combine a modest sense of unity with pluralism and give an ontological analysis of unity in terms of natural kind monism. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Download or read book The Elements of Moral Philosophy written by David Fordyce and published by . This book was released on 1754 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kant s Theory of Conscience written by Samuel Kahn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main body of this Element, about Kant's theory of conscience, is divided into two sections. The first focuses on exegesis of Kant's ethics. One of the overarching theses of this section of the Element is that, although many of Kant's claims about conscience are prima facie inconsistent, a close examination of context generally can dissolve apparent contradictions. The second section of the Element focuses on philosophical issues in Kantian ethics. One of the overarching theses of this section of the Element is that many positions traditionally associated with Kantian ethics, including the denial of moral luck, the nonaccidental rightness condition, and the guise of the objectively good, are at variance with Kant's ethics.
Download or read book Introduction to the Philosophy of Sport written by Heather Reid and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive text examines the history, significance, and philosophical dimensions of sport. Introduction to the Philosophy of Sport, second edition, is organized to reflect the traditional division of philosophy into metaphysical, ethical, epistemological and political issues, while incorporating specific concerns of today’s athletic world, such as technology, violence, and professionalism. The second edition features expanded sections on social categories (including race, gender, and disability), sport in schools, and collegiate sports. Each chapter includes discussion questions, and the book features a comprehensive glossary.
Download or read book Introduction to Ethics written by Andrew Dell'Olio and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2010-06-16 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the perfect companion to introduction to ethics courses, Dell'Olio and Simon's reader includes the most influential ethical theories without overwhelming the beginning student. It contains a variety of readings encompassing contemporary and classic philosophers, male and female perspectives of both Western and non-Western ethical traditions, and readings in both theoretical and applied ethics. Introduction to Ethics comprises of thirty-seven essays divided into nine chapters; the first chapter introduces the nature of moral theory with a brief account of the different moral theories that will follow in the text. Chapters 2 through 8 are each devoted to a particular moral theory with readings that represent the position and those who challenge it, accompanied by an application of the theory to a particular moral problem. Finally, chapter 9 offers readings in practical guidance on 'living a good life.' Each chapter has a brief introduction that provides an overview of the selection with pointers on what to note as the selection is read and concludes with a series of thought-provoking study questions and a selection for further reading making it easier for students to understand and appreciate their reading.
Download or read book The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury written by Thomas Hobbes and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fundamental Questions of Philosophy Routledge Revivals written by Alfred C Ewing and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1951, this outline work on the theory of knowledge and metaphysics is intended both for university students who have recently started on the subject and for any who, without having the advantage of studying it at university, wish by private reading to acquire a general idea of its nature. The book deals with all the main questions arising within the field in so far as they can be stated and discussed profitably and simply. The topics discussed include the place of reason in knowledge and life, the possibility of knowledge beyond sense-experience, the theory of perception, the relation of body and mind, alleged philosophical implications of recent scientific doctrines, the problem of evil and the existence of God.
Download or read book Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind written by Dugald Stewart and published by London : T. Cadell and W. Davis ; Edinburgh : A. Constable. This book was released on 1818 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
