Introduction to Philosophy: Deducing Answers

Introduction to Philosophy: Deducing Answers offers students a wide range of challenging readings from both historical and contemporary philosophy, while providing extensive commentary by the author geared to engage students in the deep underlying questions behind the text. The book provides a careful and precise introduction to philosophy focused on extracting arguments, at the same time as providing an anthology of background readings that an instructor can assign for students to recognize the sources of ideas. A detailed study guide is provided at the end of each chapter. Topics covered include: Introductory Logic, Validity and Soundness, and Argumentation Historical Readings in Epitemology and Metaphysics from Plato, Descartes, Locke, Hume, and others Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Mind, Personal Identity, Philosophy of Religion, and Free Will An overview of Ethical Theory, designed to encourage future study in Ethics