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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... false ; he cannot resist the temp- tation to do something in order to make A happen . His motive for making A happen is one that inclines provided that , because of the motive , ( 2 ) is false ; like our public official , he cannot ...
... false ; he cannot resist the temp- tation to do something in order to make A happen . His motive for making A happen is one that inclines provided that , because of the motive , ( 2 ) is false ; like our public official , he cannot ...
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... false - we assess moral judgments as true or false , and deliberate and pursue investigations into ethical issues as if there were truth that awaited discovery - meta - ethical subjectivism is supported by a number of appealing ...
... false - we assess moral judgments as true or false , and deliberate and pursue investigations into ethical issues as if there were truth that awaited discovery - meta - ethical subjectivism is supported by a number of appealing ...
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... false and ( b ) whether its truth or falsity ( its truth value ) depends entirely on the meanings of the words in which it is expressed or whether it is made true or false by certain facts , in this case the facts of psychology . 15 ...
... false and ( b ) whether its truth or falsity ( its truth value ) depends entirely on the meanings of the words in which it is expressed or whether it is made true or false by certain facts , in this case the facts of psychology . 15 ...
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The Existence and Nature of | 6 |
Rebellion from The Brothers Karamazov | 84 |
Pascals Wager Defended | 118 |
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