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The Harpercollins Dictionary of Philosophy: In-Depth Explanations and Examples Covering over 3,000 Entries - Softcover
The student of philosophy often feels bewildered by the vast terminology of the subject. "HarperCollins Dictionary of Philosophy" helps lessen the confusion by providing a single source of clear and understandable definitions of philosophic terms. Emphasis is on the areas most commonly covered in introductory philosophy courses: epistemology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics and the philosophies of religion and politics.
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About the Author:
Peter A. Angeles received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University, New York. He has taught philosophy at the University of Western Ontario, Canada; Albert Schweitzer College, Switzerland; the University of California at Santa Barbara; and in Arizona taught at Northern Arizona University, Yavapai College, Mesa College, Scottsdale College, and the University of Phoenix. He is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Santa Barbara City College, where he taught and was Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy from 1970 to his early retirement in 1990. He is the author of an Introduction to Sentential Logic; the Possible Dream: Toward Understanding the Black Experience; The Problem of God and Critiques of God (ed.); Dictionary of Christian Theology; When Blind eyes Pierce the Darkness; and numerous articles in scholarly journals.
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He is currently living in Santa Barbara, California and writing a Dictionary of World Religions and a Dictionary of Philosophic Concepts for College Students and another series of 52 half-hour weekly children's stories for his radio show The Children's Story Time; and is writing and producing more of his one-act plays.
This dictionary emphasizes the areas most commonly covered in introductory philosophy classes, including epistemology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics and the philosophies of religion and politics.
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- PublisherHarpercollins
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0064610187
- ISBN 13 9780064610186
- BindingPaperback
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