Reason and Responsibility: Readings in Some Basic Problems of PhilosophyJoel Feinberg, Russ Shafer-Landau The Tenth Edition of this leading, topically-organized anthology provides a superb balance of historical selections and recent material. The text covers reason and religious belief; human knowledge; mind and its place in nature; determinism; free will and responsibility; and morality and justice in five parts, with careful attention to opposing points of view. |
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... fact about the world serves as a starting point , the fact that the world exhibits order and design . In the On- tological Argument , however , one begins simply with a concept of God . In this chapter we shall con- sider the ...
... fact about the world serves as a starting point , the fact that the world exhibits order and design . In the On- tological Argument , however , one begins simply with a concept of God . In this chapter we shall con- sider the ...
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... fact in the universe , a fact , that is , for which there can be no explanation whatever . For there will be no explana- tion of the fact that dependent beings exist and have always been in existence . It is this brute fact that the ...
... fact in the universe , a fact , that is , for which there can be no explanation whatever . For there will be no explana- tion of the fact that dependent beings exist and have always been in existence . It is this brute fact that the ...
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... fact that Black was lurking in the background with sinister intent , since this intent never comes into play . V The fact that a person could not have avoided doing something is a sufficient condition of his having done it . But , as ...
... fact that Black was lurking in the background with sinister intent , since this intent never comes into play . V The fact that a person could not have avoided doing something is a sufficient condition of his having done it . But , as ...
Contents
The Existence and Nature of | 6 |
Rebellion from The Brothers Karamazov | 84 |
Pascals Wager Defended | 118 |
Copyright | |
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