The philosophical journey : an interactive approach / William Lawhead, University of Mississippi.

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Machine generated contents note: CHAPTER 1: Introduction To The Philosophical Journey1.0 OVERVIEW OF THE JOURNEY1.1 SOCRATES AND THE SEARCH FOR WISDOMFROM PLATO, ApologyFROM PLATO, Republic1.2 PLATO'S ALLEGORY OF THE CAVEFROM PLATO, Republic1.3 ARGUMENT AND EVIDENCE: HOW DO I DECIDE WHAT TO BELIEVE?CHAPTER 2: The Search For Ultimate Reality2.0 OVERVIEW OF METAPHYSICS2.1 OVERVIEW: THE MIND-BODY PROBLEMFROM HUGH ELLIOT, Tantalus2.2 DUALISMFROM RENÉ DESCARTES, Discourse on the MethodFROM RENÉ DESCARTES, Meditations on First PhilosophyFROM RENÉ DESCARTES, Meditations on First Philosophy2.3 PHYSICALISMFROM JEFFREY OLEN, Persons and Their World2.4 FUNCTIONALISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEFROM JERRY FODOR, The Mind-Body ProblemFROM MARVIN MINSKY, Why People Think Computers Can't2.5 OVERVIEW: FREEDOM AND DETERMINISM2.6 HARD DETERMINISMFROM B. F. SKINNER, Walden TwoFROM SAMUEL BUTLER, ErewhonFROM CLARENCE DARROW, The Leopold and Loeb Trial2.7 LIBERTARIANISMFROM RICHARD TAYLOR, MetaphysicsFROM JEAN-PAUL SARTRE, Being and Nothingness2.8 COMPATIBILISMFROM WALTER T. STACE, Religion and the Modern MindCHAPTER 3: The Search For Knowledge3.0 OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM OF KNOWLEDGE3.1 SKEPTICISMFROM RENÉ DESCARTES, Meditations on First PhilosophyFROM RENÉ DESCARTES, Meditations on First Philosophy3.2 RATIONALISMFROM PLATO, PhaedoFROM RENÉ DESCARTES, Meditations on First Philosophy3.3 EMPIRICISMFROM JOHN LOCKE, An Essay Concerning Human UnderstandingFROM GEORGE BERKELEY, A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human KnowledgeFROM DAVID HUME, An Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingFROM DAVID HUME, An Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingFROM DAVID HUME, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding3.4 KANTIAN CONSTRUCTIVISMFROM IMMANUEL KANT, Critique of Pure ReasonFROM IMMANUEL KANT, Critique of Pure Reason3.5 EPISTEMOLOGICAL RELATIVISMFROM FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE, Beyond Good and Evil3.6 RETHINKING THE WESTERN TRADITION: PRAGMATISMFROM WILLIAM JAMES, Pragmatism's Conception of Truth3.7 RETHINKING THE WESTERN TRADITION: FEMINIST EPISTEMOLOGY3.8 APPLYING EPISTEMOLOGY: WHAT IS THE NATURE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE?CHAPTER 4: The Search For God4.0 OVERVIEW OF PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGIONFROM PETER KREEFT, Does God Exist?4.1 THE COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT FOR GODFROM THOMAS AQUINAS, Summa TheologicaFROM RICHARD TAYLOR, Metaphysics4.2 THE DESIGN ARGUMENT FOR GODFROM WILLIAM PALEY, Natural TheologyFROM DAVID HUME, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion4.3 THE ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT FOR GODFROM ST. ANSELM, Proslogium4.4 PRAGMATIC AND SUBJECTIVE JUSTIFICATIONS OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFFROM BLAISE PASCAL, ThoughtsFROM WILLIAM JAMES, The Will to BelieveFROM SØREN KIERKEGAARD, Selections4.5 THE PROBLEM OF EVIL: ATHEISTIC AND THEISTIC RESPONSESFROM ALBERT CAMUS, The PlagueFROM JOHN HICK, Evil and the God of LoveFROM C. S. LEWIS, The Problem of Pain4.6 RETHINKING THE WESTERN TRADITION: ASIAN RELIGIONSFROM THE UPANISHADSFROM THE BUDDHA, Selected TeachingsFROM HERMAN HESSE, Siddhartha4.7 APPLYING PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: HOW DOES RELIGION RELATE TO SCIENCE?CHAPTER 5: The Search For Ethical Values5.0 OVERVIEW OF ETHICSFROM PLATO, Republic5.1 ETHICAL RELATIVISM VERSUS OBJECTIVISMFROM HERODOTUS, The HistoriesFROM RUTH BENEDICT, Anthropology and the AbnormalFROM JAMES RACHELS, The Challenge of Cultural Relativism5.2 ETHICAL EGOISMFROM W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, Of Human BondageFROM AYN RAND, The Virtue of Selfishness5.3 UTILITARIANISMFROM JEREMY BENTHAM, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and LegislationFROM JOHN STUART MILL, UtilitarianismFROM ALASTAIR NORCROSS, Comparing Harms: Headaches and Human Lives5.4 KANTIAN ETHICSFROM IMMANUEL KANT, Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals5.5 VIRTUE ETHICSFROM ARISTOTLE, Nicomachean EthicsFROM CONFUCIUS, The AnalectsFROM JANET SMITH, Moral Character and Abortion5.6 RETHINKING THE WESTERN TRADITION: FEMINIST ETHICSFROM MARILYN FRIEDMAN, Liberating Care5.7 ETHICAL THEORIES AND PRACTICAL MORAL PROBLEMSCHAPTER 6: The Search For The Just Society6.0 OVERVIEW OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY6.1 THE JUSTIFICATION OF GOVERNMENTFROM ROBERT PAUL WOLFF, In Defense of AnarchismFROM JOHN LOCKE, An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent and End of Civil GovernmentFROM THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (JULY 4, 1776)6.2 THE QUESTION OF JUSTICEFROM PLATO, RepublicFROM THOMAS AQUINAS, Summa TheologicaFROM JOHN STUART MILL, UtilitarianismFROM JOHN RAWLS, A Theory of JusticeFROM SUSAN MOLLER OKIN, Justice, Gender, and the Family6.3 THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATEFROM JOHN STUART MILL, On LibertyFROM KARL MARX AND FRIEDRICH ENGELS, Communist Manifesto6.4 CIVIL DISOBEDIENCEFROM PLATO, CritoFROM MOHANDAS GANDHI, Young IndiaFROM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., Letter from Birmingham JailCHAPTER 7: Philosophy And The Meaning Of LifeFROM LEO TOLSTOY, My ConfessionFROM HAZEL E. BARNES, An Existentialist Ethics.

"Socrates once complained in the Protagoras that eloquent orators and books are alike in that they provide massive amounts of information, "but if one asks any of them an additional question . . . they cannot either answer or ask a question on their own account." As I wrote this book, my challenge was to see to what degree I could provide a counterexample to Socrates' claim. Of course, Socrates is correct: Th ere is no substitute for live philosophical conversations and debates. However, as you get acquainted with this book, you will fi nd that it does ask you questions and provokes you to ask questions in turn. Instead of simply presenting information for you to passively absorb, its many exercises require your active involvement, and some will even provide the opportunity for you to dialogue with your friends about the philosophical issues discussed. For this reason, I chose the title Th e Philosophical Journey: An Interactive Approach"--