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Philosophy Here And Now 5th Edition: POWERFUL IDEAS IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Philosophy Here And Now 5th Edition: POWERFUL IDEAS IN EVERYDAY LIFE


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Philosophy Here and Now: Powerful Ideas in Everyday Life, Fifth Edition, is a topically organized hybrid text/reader that helps students understand, appreciate, and even do philosophy. It emphasizes philosophical writing, reinforced with step-by-step instruction in how to write argumentative essays and supported by multiple opportunities to hone critical thinking. It shows students how philosophy applies to their own lives and brings the subject to life with engaging chapter-ending literary selections, abundant illustrations, and a wealth of pedagogical features.

Table of Contents:
1. Philosophy and You 1.1 Philosophy: The Quest of Understanding The Good of Philosophy Philosophical Terrain Main Divisions of Philosophy 1.2 Socrates and the Examined Life PLATO: The Republic 1.3 Thinking Philosophically Reasons and Arguments Valid and Invalid Philosophy Forms Reading Philosophy Philosophers: Themistoclea, Arignote, and Theano Fallacious Reasoning Obstacles to Critical Reasoning NARRATIVE: Plato, The Trial and Death of Socrates 2. God and Religion 2.1 Overview: God and Philosophy Why Religion Matters Overview: The Philosopher's Quest Belief and Disbelief 2.2 Arguments for the Existence of God Cosmological Arguments AQUINAS: Summa Theologica CRAIG: Reasonable Faith Design Arguments PALEY: Natural Theology HUME: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Ontological Arguments ANSELM: Proslogium KANT: Critique of Pure Reason 2.3 God and the Problem of Evil Rowe's Argument from Evil ROWE: Philosophy of Religion The Free Will Defense SWINBURNE: Is There a God? The Soul-Making Defense HICK: Evil and the God of Love 2.4 Theis and Religious Experience ST. TERESA OF AVILA: The Life of Teresa of Jesus MACKIE: The Miracle of Theism ROWE: Philosophy of Religion SWINBURNE: The Existence of God 2.5 Belief without Reason James: Pragmatic Faith JAMES: "The Will to Believe" MARTIN: Atheism: A Philosophical Justification Pascal: Betting on God PASCAL: Pensees and Other Writings 2.6 Eastern Religions Buddhism SUMEDHO: Buddha-Nature RAHULA: What the Buddha Taught Hinduism Daoism CHUANG TZU: All Things Are One LAO-TZU: Tao-te ching FICTION: Arthur C. Clarke, "The Star" 3. Morality and the Moral Life 3.1 Overview: Ethics and the Moral Domain Ethics and Morality Moral Theories Religion and Morality SHAFER-LANDAU: Whatever Happened to Good and Evil? 3.2 Moral Relativism Subjective Moral Relativism Cultural Moral Relativism 3.3 Morality Based on Consequences Utilitarianism MILL: "What Utilitarianism Is" Ethical Egoism 3.4 Morality Based on Duty and Rights KANT: Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals 3.5 Prima Facie Principles: A Guide to Moral Decision-Making 3.6 Morality Based on Character ARISTOTLE: Nicomachean Ethics SHAFER-LANDAU: The Fundamentals of Ethics 3.7 Feminist Ethics and the Ethics of Care JAGGAR: "Feminist Ethics" CROSTHWAITE: "Gender and Bioethics" HELD: The Ethics of Care BAIER: "The Need for More Than Justice" 3.8 Albert Camus: An Existentialist Voice CAMUS: The Myth of Sisyphus 3.9 Confucianism CONFUCIUS: Analects NOSS: A History of the World's Religions FICTION: Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" 4. Mind and Body 4.1 Overview: The Mind-Body Problem 4.2 Substance Dualism DESCARTES: Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason SCHICK: Doing Philosophy DESCARTES: Meditations on First Philosophy SEARLE: Mind 4.3 Mind-Body Identity SMART: "Sensations and Brain Processes" CHALMERS: The Conscious Mind NAGEL: "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" 4.4 The Mind as Software FODOR: "The Mind-Body Problem" BLOCK: "Troubles with Functionalism" SEARLE: Mind 4.5 The Mind as Properties CHALMERS: The Conscious Mind FICTION: Terry Bisson, "They're Made out of Meat" 5. Free Will and Determinism 5.1 Overview: The Free Will Problem What Do You Believe? Fate 5.2 Determinism and Indeterminism D'HOLBACH: "Of the System of Man's Free Agency" JAMES: "The Dilemma of Determinism" 5.3 Compatibilism LOCKE: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding STACE: Religion and the Modern Mind ROWE: "Two Concepts of Freedom" 5.4 Libertarianism VAN INWAGEN: An Essay on Free Will TAYLOR: Metaphysics 5.5 Sartre's Profound Freedom SARTRE: "Existentialism Is a Humanism" FICTION: Thomas D. Davis, "A Little Omniscience Goes a Long Way" 6. Knowledge and Skepticism 6.1 Overview: The Problem of Knowledge 6.2 The Rationalist Road Plato's Rationalism PLATO: Meno Descartes's Doubt DESCARTES: Meditations on First Philosophy Descartes's Certainty DESCARTES: Meditations on First Philosophy 6.3 The Empiricist Turn Locke LOCKE: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Berkeley BERKELEY: Of the Principles of Human Knowledge Hume HUME: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 6.4 The Kantian Compromise KANT: Critique of Pure Reason 6.5 A Feminist Perspective on Knowledge AINLEY: "Feminist Philosophy" ANTONY: "Embodiment and Epistemology" ANDERSON: "Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science" COLE: Philosophy and Feminist Criticism FICTION: Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking-Glass" 7. What Is Art? 7.1 Overview: Philosophy of Beauty 7.2 What Is Art? BELL: Art 7.3 Aesthetic Value 7.4 Plato, Aristotle, and Hume ARISTOTLE: The Poetics HUME: Of the Standard of Taste FICTION: Edgar Allan Poe, "The Oval Portrait" 8. The Just Society 8.1 Overview: Justice and Political Philosophy 8.2 Plato's Theory: Justice as Merit PLATO: The Republic 8.3 Social Contract Theories Hobbes HOBBES: Leviathan Locke LOCKE: Second Treatise of Government Rawls RAWLS: A Theory of Justice 8.4 Socialist Theories HALLIDAY AND THRASHER: The Ethics of Capitalism MARX and ENGELS: Manifesto of the Communist Party Writing to Understand: Critiquing Philosophical Views 8.5 Capitalism and Social Justice 8.6 Feminism and Social Justice OKIN: Justice, Gender, and the Family MILLER: Political Philosophy FICTION: William Golding, "Lord of the Flies" 9. The Meaning of Life 9.1 Overview: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life 9.2 Pessimism: Life Has No Meaning TOLSTOY: My Confession SCHOPENHAUER: "On the Sufferings of the World" BAGGINI: What's It All About? 9.3 Optimism: Life Can Have Meaning Meaning from Above TOLSTOY: My Confession BAGGINI: What's It All About? Meaning from Below EDWARDS: The Encyclopedia of Philosophy FICTION: Voltaire, "The Good Brahmin" Appendix A: The Truth about Philosophy Majors Appendix B: Answers to Exercises Appendix C: How to Write a Philosophy Paper Appendix D: Evaluating Online Sources

About the Author :
Lewis Vaughn is the author or coauthor of several leading philosophy resources, including Bioethics, Sixth Edition (2025); The Power of Critical Thinking, Eighth Edition (2024); Writing Philosophy, Third Edition (2023); Philosophy: The Quest for Truth, Twelfth Edition; and Living Philosophy, Fourth Edition (2023).

Review :
"Above all, Vaughn's text does what few others are able to do, namely, to show that philosophy actually matters with respect to how we think and live in the world. For all its brevity the book manages to run the gamut of critical topics, and to offer real-world (and often humorous) examples of each. He does not offer the luxury of viewing difficult questions from a position of abstracted detachment and safety. Rather, he hurls readers straight into the teeth of the storm and allows them to feel the raw terror, wonder, and exhilaration that rightly belong to the study of philosophy.--Daniel Bramer, Holy Family University

"Vaughn has chosen the most important topics in philosophy. His menu cannot be improved upon. With a beautiful opening chapter on the nature of philosophical thinking and remarkably concise chapters on the most engaging issues in philosophy, and with a nice mix of classic and contemporary philosophers, this is a terrific text. It is visually appealing as well."--Paul Herrick, Shoreline Community College

"Philosophy Here and Now is written in a clear, engaging, and lively style. The author does an excellent job of explaining abstract and conceptually intricate material to novices. The book introduces students to philosophy as a living enterprise, full of intellectual surprises and relevance to everyday human concerns."--Philip Robbins, University of Missouri

"I can't imagine not using Philosophy Here and Now. My experience with the textbook has been completely positive. When students let you know how much they like reading the text you know you made the right decision in adopting the book."--Teresa Cantrell, University of Louisville

"This is the best text I have found for my introductory class. Questions and exercises engage the students' lives directly and ask them to explain their own understanding/beliefs about a matter. The appendix on writing philosophy papers can easily stand on its own as the most valuable tool I use in my class. I have yet to find anything at this price with a comparable content."--Stephen Orr, Solano Community College


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780197794807
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Height: 244 mm
  • No of Pages: 544
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Weight: 1288 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0197794807
  • Publisher Date: 21 Mar 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: POWERFUL IDEAS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
  • Width: 201 mm


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