Just the Arguments
100 of the Most Important Arguments in Western Philosophy
1. Edition September 2011
424 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
Philosophy starts with questions, but attempts at answers are just as important, and these answers require reasoned argument. Cutting through notoriously dense and verbose philosophical prose, this book sets 100 famous and influential arguments in context, including key quotations, to provide a sense of style and approach. Each argument is laid bare in its essential form, with premises and conclusions plainly identified, and the form of argument specified. This book offers the most influential arguments in a premise/conclusion format, in language that philosophers use and students are expected to know.
Does the existence of evil call into doubt the existence of God? Show me the argument. Philosophy starts with questions, but attempts at answers are just as important, and these answers require reasoned argument. Cutting through dense philosophical prose, 100 famous and influential arguments are presented in their essence, with premises, conclusions and logical form plainly identified. Key quotations provide a sense of style and approach. Just the Arguments is an invaluable one-stop argument shop.
* A concise, formally structured summation of 100 of the most important arguments in Western philosophy
* The first book of its kind to present the most important and influential philosophical arguments in a clear premise/conclusion format, the language that philosophers use and students are expected to know
* Offers succinct expositions of key philosophical arguments without bogging them down in commentary
* Translates difficult texts to core arguments
* Designed to provides a quick and compact reference to everything from Aquinas' "Five Ways" to prove the existence of God, to the metaphysical possibilities of a zombie world
* Visit www.justthearguments.com, the editor's site for students, teachers, researchers, and fans of philosophy
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Show Me the Arguments
Part I: Philosophy of Religion
Part II: Metaphysics
Part III: Epistemology
Part IV: Ethics
Part V: Philosophy of Mind
Part VI: Science and Language
Appendix A: Learning the Logical Lingo
Appendix B: Rules of Inference and Replacement
Index
Steven Barbone is Associate Professor of Philosophy at San Diego State University.