PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHY: The Limits of Inquiry

MCGINN, Colin

ISBN 10: 1557864756 / ISBN 13: 9781557864758

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 1993

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Title: PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHY: The Limits of Inquiry

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 1993

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

This advanced introductory text offers a synoptic view of philosophical inquiry, discussing such topics as consciousness, the self, meaning, free will, the a priori, and knowledge. The emphasis is on the fundamental intractability of these questions, and a theory is proposed as to why the human mind has so much difficulty in resolving them. This theory turns upon a naturalistic picture of the scope and limits of human intelligence.

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Problems in Philosophy is a critical introduction to philosophy. The author offers a synoptic view of philosophical inquiry, discussing such topics as reason and truth, consciousness, the self, meaning, free will, the a priori, and knowledge. The emphasis is on the fundamental intractability of these issues, and a theory is proposed as to why the human mind has so much difficulty resolving them.