Introduction to Philosophy: Understanding the Basics A Companion Guide for On-line, Hybrid, and Telecourses

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Introduction to Philosophy: Understanding the Basics A Companion Guide for On-line, Hybrid, and Telecourses works well with any type of instructional delivery of full-semester length Introduction to Philosophy courses, including in-person, hybrid, online and telecourse formats.Introduction to Philosophy speaks to the reader in a conversational tone using relevant and current examples that facilitate the understanding of the major themes in philosophy.Priced affordably, Introduction to Philosophy: Understanding the Basics A Companion Guide for On-line, Hybrid, and Telecourses:Is logically organized to fit students of all levels including adult students. Learning strategies include discussion groups/boards, student presentations, question and answer sessions, distance learning assignments, position paper writing, and more.Addresses major themes, including epistemology, mind/body duality, the freewill debate and the big question on "Does God Exist?". Clearly outlines the major moral theories in philosophy with particular emphasis on act and rule utilitarianism, Kant's deonlogy and Aristotle's virtue ethics.Contains contemporary perspectives on a wide range of issues in political and social philosophy.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-12-23
Mått184 x 232 x 13 mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor258
FörlagKendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
ISBN9780757587924

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SECTION 1 - Introduction CHAPTER 1: General Introduction for Students and Instructors CHAPTER 2: How This Text Is Organized SECTION 2 - Epistemology CHAPTER 3: Pivotal Terminology in Epistemology CHAPTER 4: Student Learning Objectives for Section 2 and How to Achieve Them CHAPTER 5: Rationalism: The Classical View CHAPTER 6: The Enlightenment and the Challenge of EmpiricismCHAPTER 7: The Role of Skepticism and the Problem of InductionCHAPTER 8: The Alternatives Raised by Existentialism CHAPTER 9: Contemporary Perspectives in Epistemology CHAPTER 10: How to Integrate This Topic (Epistemology) into Distance Learning Courses CHAPTER 11: Writing a Position Paper on Epistemology SECTION 3 - The Mind/Body Problem CHAPTER 12: Pivotal Terminology in the Mind/Body Problem CHAPTER 13: Student Learning Objectives for Section 3 and How to Achieve Them CHAPTER 14: Returning to the Classical View: The Marriage of Rationalism to Immaterial Substances: Cartesian Dualism CHAPTER 15: The Challenge of Thomas Hobbes and Materialism CHAPTER 16: Contemporary Perspectives on the Mind/Body Problem CHAPTER 17: How to Integrate this Topic (Mind/Body Problem) into Distance Learning Courses CHAPTER 18: Writing a Position Paper on the Mind/Body Problem SECTION 4 - Do We Have Free Will? CHAPTER 19: Pivotal Terminology in the Free Will Debate CHAPTER 20: Student Learning Objectives for Section 4 and How to Achieve Them CHAPTER 21: How the Problem of the Free Will Debate Relates to the Mind/Body Problem CHAPTER 22: Libertarianism and Radical Free Will CHAPTER 23: Determinism and the Illusion of Free Will CHAPTER 24: Free Will, Moral and Legal Responsibility CHAPTER 25: Contemporary Perspectives on the Problem of Free Will CHAPTER 26: How to Integrate This Topic (Free Will) into Distance Learning Courses CHAPTER 27: Writing a Position Paper on Free WillSECTION 5 - Is There a God? CHAPTER 28: Pivotal Terminology in the Question of God's Existence CHAPTER 29: Student Learning Objectives for Section 5 and How to Achieve ThemCHAPTER 30: Deciding on a Working Definition and Sense of Direction CHAPTER 31: Saint Anslem and the Ontological Argument CHAPTER 32: The Five Ways of Saint Thomas AquinasCHAPTER 33: Creationism and Intelligent DesignCHAPTER 34: The Challenge of Atheism and Agnosticism Pascal's WagerCHAPTER 35: A New Paradigm for the Problem of EvilCHAPTER 36: Contemporary Perspectives on the Question of God's ExistenceCHAPTER 37: How to Integrate This Topic (God's Existence) into Distance Learning CoursesCHAPTER 38: Writing a Position Paper on the Question of God's ExistenceSECTION 6 - The Moral LifeCHAPTER 39: Pivotal Terminology in Moral Philosophy CHAPTER 40: Student Learning Objectives for Section 6 and How to Achieve Them CHAPTER 41: The Problem of Moral EgoismCHAPTER 42: The Rejection of Moral Relativism within Cultural RelativismCHAPTER 43: The Problems of Divine Command TheoryCHAPTER 44: The Utilitarian Movement and Its DescendentsCHAPTER 45: Kant and the Deontological Concept of Moral ConductCHAPTER 46: The Return to Aristotle's Virtue EthicsCHAPTER 47: Contemporary Perspectives on Moral PhilosophyCHAPTER 48: How to Integrate This Topic (Moral Philosophy) into Distance learning Courses CHAPTER 49: Writing a Position Paper on Moral Philosophy SECTION 7 - Political and Social PhilosophyCHAPTER 50: Pivotal Terminology in Political and Social Philosophy CHAPTER 51: Student learning Objectives for Section 7 and How to Achieve Them CHAPTER 52: What We Owe the State: The Story of SocratesCHAPTER 53: The Challenge to the Divine Right of Kings and Other DespotsCHAPTER 54: The Problem of the Distribution of WealthCHAPTER 55: When Does a State Have the Right to Wage War?CHAPTER 56: What Is Social Philosophy? CHAPTER 57: Contemporary Perspectives on Political and Social PhilosophyCHAPTER 58: How to Integrate This Topic (Political and Social Philosophy) into Distance learning CoursesCHAPTER 59: Writing a Position Paper on Political and Social PhilosophySECTION 8 - What Do I Do Now? CHAPTER 60: Assimilating the Discipline of Philosophy into Everyday Affairs