"This [text] is an introduction to some of the main problems of philosophy - the existence of God, the nature of the mind, human freedom, the limits of knowledge, and the truth about ethics. The chapters may be read independently of one another, but when read in order, they tell a more or less continuous story. We begin with some reflections on the life of Socrates and then go on to the existence of God, which is the most basic philosophical question, because our answer to it affects everything else. This leads naturally to a discussion of death and the soul, and then to more modern ideas about the nature of persons. The later chapters are about whether we can have objective knowledge in either science or ethics." -from the Preface."Problems from Philosophy" represents the final work of author and philosopher James Rachels. In it, he brings the same liveliness and clarity to the introduction of philosophy that he brings to his best-selling ethics text, "The Elements of Moral Philosophy". This second edition has been revised by Rachels' son Stuart, who carefully has carefully refined his father's work to further strengthen its clarity and accessibility.
- ISBN10 007338660X
- ISBN13 9780073386607
- Publish Date 16 April 2008 (first published 10 September 2004)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 June 2012
- Publish Country US
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint McGraw Hill Higher Education
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English