Philosophy: Paradox and DiscoveryThe many adopters of Philosophy: Paradox and Discovery fourth edition by Thomas A. Shipka and Arthur J. Minton, should appreciate the new edition of this popular reader for introductory philosophy courses. Philosophy: Paradox and Discovery presents philosophy as an immediate, vital and challenging process of discovery. The text has been specifically designed to help students evaluate their beliefs on basic issues and to see philosophy as a process of discovering and examining the paradoxes inherent in those issues. The 41 readings in this book are drawn from classic and contemporary sources. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Paradoxes of Religion | 15 |
Thomas Aquinas The Five Ways | 27 |
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according action animals argues argument Aristotle assisted suicide Ayn Rand become behavior belief Bertrand Russell blame bourgeoisie called cause choice choose Christian claim coherence common concept cosmological argument CRITO Cultural Relativism desire determined DGHS doctrine duty ethics euthanasia evidence evil example existence experience fact fascism feel force freedom happiness human HYLAS idea individual James justice kind knowledge lives logical matter means ment mind moral judgment moral responsibility moral theory nations nature object one's ontological argument organism pain patient Paul Kurtz person perspective PHILONOUS philosophical Plato pleasure political possible practical pragmatic principle problem problem of evil production reality reason religion religious rule sense Sidney Hook social society Socrates STUDY QUESTIONS suffering supposed THEAETETUS things thought tion traditional true truth understand universe virtue word wrong