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Kolak, Daniel; Martin, Raymond
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Language: English
Published by Wadsworth Publishing, 2001
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- Title
- Wisdom Without Answers: A Brief Introduction to Philosophy
- Author
- Kolak, Daniel; Martin, Raymond
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0534534651
- ISBN 13
- 9780534534653
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Item weight
- 0.85 pounds
By speaking directly to the readers in a personal tone, this text invites readers to get excited about philosophy and to explore how philosophy affects them. Fourteen lively chapters take readers deep into the world of philosophical thinking and challenge them to ponder life's big questions.
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Preface. Introduction. Puzzles. Points of View. Wisdom. 1. WHERE. Location. Nowhereness. 2. WHEN. Time. Now. Eternity. 3. WHO. Self. Identity. Impermanence. 4. FREEDOM. Causation. Randomness. 5. KNOWLEDGE. Belief. Evidence. Reliability. 6. GOD. Arguments. Faith. Mystery. 7. REALITY. Objects. Perception. Interpretation. 8. EXPERIENCE. Sensation. Thought. 9. CONSCIOUSNESS. Reduction. Science. Mind. 10. COSMOS. Science vs. Religion. Nothingness. Ultimate Questions. 11. DEATH. Souls. Explanation. Survival. 12. MEANING. Life. Struggles. Success. 13. ETHICS. Authority. Conditioning. Conscience. 14. VALUES. Values. Facts. Self-Knowledge. Epilogue: Concluding Unphilosophical Postscript. Uncrossable Rivers. Isometrics for the Mind. Unanswerable Questions. Philosophical Connections. Name Index.
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