| Description |
xiv, 302 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- What's it all about, Alfie? (The meaning of life) -- Is it now yet? (The philosophy of time) -- Is there really any difference between girls and boys? (The new world of gender philosophy) -- If it works, it's right, right? (The epistemology of pragmatism) -- What is the fairest way to divvy up goods? (Capitalism, Marxism, and Libertarianism) -- You call this living? (Hedonism, Stoicism, and mindful living) -- A technical question : is technology ruining humankind? (Artificial intelligence, naturalism, functionalism, and the concept of self) -- Is there a cosmic scheme, and who's asking? (Cosmology and other metaphysics) -- What do you mean, "mean"? (Language, truth, and logic) -- What makes you think you know what you think you know? (Theories of knowledge) -- What's the best way to organize society, and what's in it for me? (Social and political philosophy) -- Who are you to question authority? (The philosophy of law and moral authority) -- Who says I'm responsible? (Determinism, free will, and existentialism) -- What went wrong with right and wrong? (The philosophy of ethical behavior) -- What if your right is my wrong? (Moral relativity) -- Is love all there is? (Eros and beyond) -- Why won't God tell us whether he or she exists? (Theism, proofs, and strategies) -- Philosophy, schmolosophy, who needs it? (Metaphilosophy). |
| Summary |
" ... Introduces all the major debates in philosophy through history and the present, including dozens of philosophers ..."--Back cover. |
| Subject |
Philosophy -- Introductions -- Caricatures and cartoons.
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PHILOSOPHY -- General.
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Philosophy. (OCoLC)fst01060777
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| Added Author |
Klein, Daniel M., 1939- author.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Cathcart, Thomas, 1940- I think, therefore I draw. New York : Penguin Books, 2018 9780525504856 (DLC) 2018031187 |
| ISBN |
9780143133025 hardcover |
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0143133020 hardcover |
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