02305cam a2200373Ia 4500 94077 BJBSDDR 20231127102351.0 ta 030317s1999 nyua 001 0 eng d 0764551531 9780764551536 NLGGC 186566697 AU@ 000027166090 (OCoLC)ocm51863857 (OCoLC)51863857 GZQ GZQ PGC AU@ OTP OCLCQ CNNWL eng eng GRAL B 72 M877p 1999 100 Morris, Tom, (Thomas V.), 1952- 33219 Philosophy for dummies / by Tom Morris. New York, NY : Wiley Publishing, c1999. xxii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. For dummies 6615 Includes index. PART 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. Offers 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 Philosophy. Filosofía 1104 Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley022/99065870.html lcc BK 91073 91073 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 B 72 M877p 1999 00000080470 2018-11-17 00:00:00 1 2018-11-17 BK