Bruce / Barbone Just the Arguments

100 of the Most Important Arguments in Western Philosophy
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4441-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 424 Seiten, E-Book

Does the existence of evil call into doubt the existence of God?Show me the argument. Philosophy starts with questions, butattempts at answers are just as important, and these answersrequire reasoned argument. Cutting through dense philosophicalprose, 100 famous and influential arguments are presented in theiressence, with premises, conclusions and logical form plainlyidentified. Key quotations provide a sense of style andapproach. Just the Arguments is an invaluable one-stopargument shop.
* A concise, formally structured summation of 100 of the mostimportant arguments in Western philosophy
* The first book of its kind to present the most important andinfluential philosophical arguments in a clear premise/conclusionformat, the language that philosophers use and students areexpected to know
* Offers succinct expositions of key philosophical argumentswithout bogging them down in commentary
* Translates difficult texts to core arguments
* Designed to provides a quick and compact reference toeverything from Aquinas' "Five Ways" to prove theexistence of God, to the metaphysical possibilities of a zombieworld
* Visit www.justthearguments.com,the editor's site for students, teachers, researchers, and fans ofphilosophy

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bruce, Michael

Barbone, Steven

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Bruce currently researches in the history ofphilosophy. He has taught philosophy and mathematics courses at theUniversity of Washington's Robinson Center for YoungScholars.
Steven Barbone is Associate Professor of Philosophy atSan Diego State University.