Thinking Philosophically – An Introduction to Critical Reflection and Rational Dialogue

A Preface to Teachers.
<p>Acknowledgments.</p>
<p>Philosophers in Thinking Philosophically.</p>
<p>Part I: Metaphilosophy:.</p>
<p>1. Introduction.</p>
<p>2. What is Philosophy?.</p>
<p>3. Why We Do Philosophy.</p>
<p>4. The Two Most Basic Causes of Philosophy.</p>
<p>5. Reason, Philosophy, and Other Disciplines.</p>
<p>6. Methods for Doing Philosophy.</p>
<p>7. Things Philosophers Do.</p>
<p>8. A Healthy Philosophical Attitude.</p>
<p>9. Alternatives to Philosophy.</p>
<p>Part II: Epistemology:.</p>
<p>Chapter 10: What is Truth?.</p>
<p>11. What is Knowledge?.</p>
<p>12. Logic – Understanding and Evaluating Arguments.</p>
<p>Part III: THEORY OF VALUE:.</p>
<p>13. Axiology and Happiness.</p>
<p>14. Ethics and Morality.</p>
<p>Part IV: Metaphysics:.</p>
<p>15. Freedom &amp; Determinism.</p>
<p>16. The Mind/Body Problem.</p>
<p>17. Philosophical Theism.</p>
<p>18. Philosophical Materialism.</p>
<p>19. Metaphysical Idealism.</p>
<p>Part V: Parting Remarks:.</p>
<p>Index.</p>