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Ethics: The Fundamentals
A short introduction to normative ethics by a philosopher known for her work on consequentialism, virtue and moral psychology. Driver sets out the main theories a newcomer will…
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Philosophy of Religion: A Very Short Introduction
A short introduction to the philosophy of religion. Bayne begins by asking what philosophy of religion is, what religions claim, and what kind of God the main monotheistic…
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The Elements of Moral Philosophy
One of the most widely used introductions to ethics. Rachels begins by asking what morality is, then examines a series of views in turn: cultural relativism, subjectivism, the…
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Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience
Alston argues that experiences in which people take themselves to be directly aware of God can be genuine perception, and that beliefs formed on their basis can be…
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Modern Moral Philosophy
Not a book but a short essay, first published in the journal Philosophy, that changed the direction of moral philosophy. Anscombe advances three theses: that moral philosophy is…
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What Is This Thing Called Science?
A widely used introduction to the philosophy of science. Chalmers begins with the common view that science is derived from the facts of observation by induction, and shows…
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Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy
An introduction to the philosophers of China's classical period, written for readers without background in Chinese. Van Norden sets the scene in the Zhou dynasty and the Warring…
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Thinking About Mathematics: The Philosophy of Mathematics
An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics organised partly historically and partly by position. Shapiro begins with the questions of what mathematical objects are and how we can…
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Practical Ethics
Singer applies a consistent utilitarian framework, based on the equal consideration of interests, to a series of contested practical questions. He begins with the nature of ethics and…
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Philosophy of Language
A concise and demanding survey of the philosophy of language in the analytic tradition, written for the Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy series. Soames traces how the study…
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