How should we live? What actually exists? How do we know? This Very Short Introduction addresses some of the central questions that philosophy grapples with. Edward Craig explores key topics in ethics, the nature of knowledge and the self, through readings from Plato, Hume, Descartes, Hegel, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. Throughout, he emphasizes why we do philosophy, explains how different areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts in which philosophy has arisen and continues to be practiced.
This new edition includes a new chapter on free will, discussing determinism and indeterminism in relation to the work of Descartes and Hegel. Craig also covers the Problem of Evil and Kant's argument regarding the source of moral obligation.
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Pages: 160, Dimensions: 11.8x11.8cm
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