Greetham, Bryan, 1946- <br/><br/>
Philosophy / 
Bryan Greetham. 
 - Basingstoke [England]; New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,  c2006. 
 - xvii, 438 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. 
 - Palgrave foundations .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [416]-428) and index 
<br/><br/>The subject-- The method: hypothesizing-- The method: testing for validity-- The method: testing for truth pt. 1 Our knowledge of the external world: Knowledge-- Truth-- Scepticism-- Perception: rationalism and empiricism-- Perception: idealism and phenomenalism-- Explanations: Purposive and causal explanations-- Explanations: Confirming and falsifying theories-- Religion-- Reason and faith pt. 2 Understanding the individual: The mind and the mental events-- The problem of dualism-- The essence of self-- Creating the self-- Determism and freedom-- Freedom in context-- Responsibility and punishment pt. 3 Understanding our relations with others: Metaethics-- Normative ethics: deontology-- Normative ethics: Consequentialism and virtue ethics-- Politics: legitimacy and the state-- Politics: The extent of power-- Politics: forms of government-- Politics: political theories 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781403918789 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Philosophy
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BD 31  / .G74 2006 100  / G854 2006