What the tortoise taught us/ the story of philosophy Porter,Burton F.
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TextPublication details: lanham: Rowman & littlefield Publishers, 2011.Edition: 1stDescription: 205p.pISBN: - 9781442205512
- 190 POR/W
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Chapter 1 The Beginning of Reflection
Glimpses of Light: Ancient Philosophy
The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living:
Socrates
Chapter 2 Being Governed by the Mind: Rational Thought
Learning Is Recollection: Plato
The Path of Moderation: Aristotle
Accept What You Cannot Change: The Stoics
Chapter 3 Religious Faith: The Philosophy of Religion
The Glorification of God: St. Thomas Aquinas
Love One Another: Christian Agape
Chapter 4 Personal Identity and Human Nature: Metaphysics
1 Think, Therefore I Am: Rene Descartes
Beasts, Angels, and Machines: Hobbes and
Rousseau
Chapter 5 How Things Seem and What They Are;
Epistemology
Thinking Makes It So; Bishop Berkeley
Seeing Is Believing: David Hume
Chapter 6 The Purpose of Living: Ethics
Doing the Right Thing: Immanuel Kant
The Greatest Happiness Principle:
John Stuart Mill
Investing Life with Meaning: Jean-Paul Sartre
Chapter 7 Contemporary Trends
Fiddling with Words While the World Burns:
Linguistic Philosophy
The Voices of Women: Feminist Perspectives
Current Moral Issues: Abortion and Racism
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