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Informationen zum Autor To keep current on author news, sign up for Carolyn Arnold's newsletter at http://dld.bz/jBtNt.Book Series by Carolyn Arnold:Detective Madison KnightBrandon Fisher FBIDetective Amanda SteeleMatthew Connor AdventureSara and Sean Cozy MysteryCAROLYN ARNOLD is an international bestselling and award-winning author, as well as a speaker, teacher, and inspirational mentor. She has several continuing fiction series and has many published books. Her genre diversity offers her readers everything from cozy mysteries, police procedurals, and thrillers to action adventures. Her crime fiction series have been praised by those in law enforcement as being accurate and entertaining. This led to her adopting the trademark: POLICE PROCEDURALS RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT¿.Carolyn was born in a small town and enjoys spending time outdoors, but she also loves the lights of a big city. Grounded by her roots and lifted by her dreams, her overactive imagination insists that she tell her stories. Her intention is to touch the hearts of millions with her books, to entertain, inspire, and empower.She currently lives near London, Ontario, Canada with her husband and two beagles.Follow Carolyn Arnold on social media:Facebook: Author Carolyn ArnoldTwitter: Carolyn_ArnoldInstagram: authorcarolynarnold Klappentext Philosophy Then and Now provides an innovative and engaging blend of introductory text with classic and contemporary readings. Each of the eight parts begins with an introductory section on the major ideas associated with a seminal figure from the history of philosophy. This is followed by key selections from the essential writings of that philosopher, as well as influential selections from contemporary figures. Key figures covered include: Socrates, Aquinas, Locke, Descartes, Mill, Nietzsche, Marx, and Sartre. By focusing on the core themes, issues and problems of philosophy, the volume motivates student interest in the subject, and represents a distinctive text for all introductory courses in philosophy. Zusammenfassung This introductory philosophy text features classic and contemporary readings and sections on the major ideas associated with a seminal figure from the history of philosophy. Key selections from the essential writings of that philosopher are included! as well as selections from contemporary figures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editors and Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Mind! Body! and Death. Introductory text: "Socrates and the Soul of Death": George Graham.Selected Readings: Plato! Phaedo (selections). Descartes! Principles of Philosophy! Correspondence! Passions of the Soul. Thomas Nagel! "Death". Gareth Matthews! "Life and Death as the Arrival and Departure of Psyche". Jerry Fodor! "The Mind-Body Problem". 2. Freedom and Determinism. Introductory Text: "Sartre on Being Free": George Graham and Harold Kincaid.Selected Readings: Jean-Paul Sartre! Being and Nothingness (selections). Pierre Simone de Laplace! Philosophical Essays on Determinism (selections). Daniel Dennett! "On Giving Libertarians What They Say They Want". Robert Kane! "Free Will: The Elusive Ideal". 3. Philosophical Theology. Introductory Text: "Aquinas and the Rationality of Belief in God": Gregory Pence. Selected Readings: Thomas Aquinas! "Five Ways to Prove the Existence of God"! from Summa Theologica. William Paley! "The Evidence of Design". John L. Mackie! "Arguments for Design". William L. Rowe! "The Cosmological Argument." R. M. Adams! "Kierkegaard's Arguments Against Objective Reasoning...". Fydor Dostoevsky! "Why Does God Permit Evil?" from The Brothers Karamazov. 4. Knowledge and Scepticism. Introductory Text: "Descartes and Our Knowledge of the External World": G. Lynn Stephens. Selected Readings: Descartes! Meditations on First Philosophy (selections). Bertrand Russell! The Problems of Philosophy (selections). W. V. O. Quine! "Posits and Reality". ...
