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Central Issues of Philosophy

ISBN: 978-1-444-32702-1

December 2014

Wiley-Blackwell

312 pages

Description
Comprising 20 free-standing chapters written by specialists in their respective fields, Central Issues of Philosophy provides novice readers with the ideal accessible introduction to all of philosophy's core issues.
  • An accessible introduction to the central issues of philosophy
  • Organized around key philosophical issues - ranging from truth, knowledge and reality to free will, ethics and the existence of God
  • Provides beginning students with the information and skills to delve deeper into philosophical fields of study
  • Each chapter is written by an experienced teacher
About the Author
John Shand is Associate Lecturer in Philosophy at The Open University. He is the author of Philosophy and Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy (1993, 1994, 2002) and Arguing Well (2000). He has also edited six books, including Fundamentals of Philosophy (2002) and the five-volume Central Works of Philosophy (2003–6).
Features
  • An accessible introduction to the central issues of philosophy
  • Organized around key philosophical issues - ranging from truth, knowledge and reality to free will, ethics and the existence of God
  • Provides beginning students with the information and skills to delve deeper into philosophical fields of study
  • Written by experienced teachers in their fields of expertise