Man is the Measure
eBook - ePub

Man is the Measure

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Man is the Measure

About this book

An intelligently truthful book that explores the uneven landscape of the human intellect. An accessible introduction to philosophy, this book narrows the gap between the general reader and intellectual inquiry. Its points are illustrated with concrete examples that should call the reader to a higher level of critical thinking and self-perception.

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Publisher
Free Press
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9781439118405
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophical Criticism

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. Contents
  5. Preface to the Paperback Edition
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction The Philosophic Enterprise
  8. I Metaphysics What in the World Is There
  9. 2 The Basis of Knowledge
  10. 3 Our Knowledge of the External World
  11. 4 The Task of Perception
  12. 5 When Do We Attain Certainty
  13. 6 Logic Mathematics and Metaphysics
  14. 7 Meaning and Naming How Language Bites on to the World
  15. 8 Truth and Belief
  16. 9 Science Facts and Hypotheses
  17. 10 Scientific Explanation
  18. 11 The Social Sciences
  19. 12 Space Time and Matter
  20. 13 Is There Purpose in Nature The Evidence of Evolution
  21. 14 “Human Nature” and Scientific Method in Anthropology Psychology and Psychoanalysis
  22. 15 The Study of History What Is the Past
  23. 16 Probability Rationality and Induction
  24. 17 The Person
  25. 18 Mind and Body
  26. 19 Minds Machines Meanings and Language
  27. 20 Intention Action and Free Will
  28. 21 Form in Art
  29. 22 Creativity
  30. 23 Man Is the Measure
  31. Index

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