02146cam a2200313Ia 450000100060000000300080000600500170001400700030003100800410003402000150007502000180009003500230010803500200013104000470015104100080019805000210020608200080022710000400023524500450027526000470032030000470036744000160041450000200043050510880045052001860153865000160172465000160174085600760175694077BJBSDDR20231127102351.0ta030317s1999    nyua          001 0 eng d  a0764551531  a9780764551536  a(OCoLC)ocm51863857  a(OCoLC)51863857  aGZQcGZQdPGCdAU@dOTPdOCLCQdCNNWLbeng  aeng14aB 72bM877p 199900a1001 aMorris, Tom, q(Thomas V.), d1952-10aPhilosophy for dummies /cby Tom Morris.  aNew York, NY :bWiley Publishing, cc1999.  axxii, 361 pages :billustrations ;c24 cm. 0aFor dummies  aIncludes index.0 aPART I: What is philosophy, anyway?  Great thinkers, deep thoughts -- Philosophy as an activity -- The love of wisdom -- PART II: How do we know anything?  Belief, truth, and knowledge -- The challenge of skepticism -- The amazing reality of basic beliefs -- PART III: What is the good? -- What is good? -- Happiness, excellence, and the good life -- Ethical rules and moral character --  PART IV: Are we ever really free?  Fate, destiny, and you -- Standard views of freedom -- Just do it : human agency in the world -- PART V: The incredible, invisible you -- What is a person? -- The case for materialism -- The case for dualism -- PART VI: What's the deal with death?  From dust to dust : fear and the void -- Philosophical consolations on death -- Is there life after death? -- PART VII: Is there a God?  Two world views -- Theistic visions -- The problem of evil --  PART VIII: The meaning of life.  What is the meaning of life? -- Pascal's wager : betting your life -- Success and happiness in life -- PART IX: The part of tens.  Ten great philosophers -- Ten great questions.  aOffers an introduction to the important ideas of philosophy, relating the thinking of philosophers to the modern world and discussing the major problems addressed by this discipline 0aPhilosophy. 4aFilosofía423Table of contentsuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley022/99065870.html