PHILOSOPHY IN PRACTICE An Introduction to the Main Questions

Morton, Adam

ISBN 10: 0631188657 / ISBN 13: 9780631188650

Published by Blackwell, Boston, 1996

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Very Good in wrappers. Spine is slightly rolled. ; ; 9.53 X 7.40 X 1.10 inches; 488 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PHILOSOPHY IN PRACTICE An Introduction to the Main Questions
• Publisher: Blackwell, Boston
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631188657
• ISBN 13: 9780631188650
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First Edition; Fourth Printing.
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Philosophy in Practice is a completely new kind of introductory philosophy textbook, focusing on philosophy as an activity, rather than as a doctrine. At its heart is a stimulating sequence of exercises, activities and examples which lead the student directly into philosophical thinking and arguing.

The book is divided into three parts, concentrating on issues of reason, experience, and reality. Each is covered in a way that makes clear both the key connections between metaphysics, epistemology and ethics, and the main trends in the history of philosophy. It provides the ideal general introduction to philosophy.

About the Author

Adam Morton has taught at Princeton University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Ottawa. He is now Professor of Philiosophy at the University of Bristol. His publications include Frames of Mind (1980), and Disasters and Dilemmas (Blackwell, 1991). He is co-editor (with Stephen P. Stich) of Benacerraf and His Critics (Blackwell, 1996). He is currently preparing a new edition of A Guide Through The Theory of Knowledge (Blackwell, forthcoming).