TY  - BOOK
AU  - Greetham,Bryan,1946-
TI  - Philosophy
SN  - 9781403918789
AV  - BD 31 .G74 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Basingstoke [England]; New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Philosophy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [416]-428) and index; 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
ER  -