
- 416 pages
- English
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About this book
Philosophic Thoughts: Essays on Logic and Philosophy comprises a collection of essays on logic and philosophy. The first section features essays that address issues in informal logic, such as the question of whether fallacies are common and the nature of the ad baculum and ad hominem fallacies. The section also includes essays on formal dialogue logic and its applications in computer science. The second section contains articles on epistemology and philosophy of science, including issues surrounding induction, the role of error in computer science, the relation of science to common sense, and the concept of discovery. The third section features ethical issues – from the sketching out of an ethical theory to the discussion of a variety of ethical issues, such as the ethics of organ sales, tort reform, free trade, and computer ethics. The final section includes essays on a number of miscellaneous issues, such as using thought experiments to teach philosophy, the soul-making defense against the problem of free will, and the limitations of postmodern philosophy.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART I Essays on Logic, Argumentation Theory, and Computer Science
- PART II Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Psychology/Cognitive Science
- PART III Ethical Theory, Applied Ethics, and Social/Political Philosophy
- PART IV Miscellany
- Index