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Author: Joseph Wayne Smith
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThirteen (largely) thematically unconnected essays dealing with some ultimate, but not esoteric, questions in modern metaphysical epistemology.
Author: John F. Wippel
Publisher: CUA Press
Published: 2011-06-08
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 0813218632
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume gathers studies by prominent scholars and philosophers about the question how have major figures from the history of philosophy, and some contemporary philosophers, addressed "the ultimate why question": why is there anything at all rather than nothing whatsoever?
Author: Ronald H. Nash
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Published: 2010-08-03
Total Pages: 1216
ISBN-13: 0310873061
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLife's Ultimate Questions is unique among introductory philosophy textbooks. By synthesizing three distinct approaches—topical, historical, and worldview/conceptual systems—it affords students a breadth and depth of perspective previously unavailable in standard introductory texts. Part One, Six Conceptual Systems, explores the philosophies of: naturalism, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, and Aquinas. Part Two, Important Problems in Philosophy, sheds light on: The Law of Noncontradiction, Possible Words, Epistemology I: Whatever Happened to Truth?, Epistemology II: A Tale of Two Systems, Epistemology III: Reformed Epistemology, God I: The Existence of God, God II: The Nature of God, Metaphysics: Some Questions About Indeterminism, Ethics I: The Downward Path, Ethics II: The Upward Path, Human Nature: The Mind-Body Problem and Survival After Death.
Author: Bryan Magee
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2017-09-26
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 0691178127
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow to live meaningfully in the face of the unknowable We human beings had no say in existing—we just opened our eyes and found ourselves here. We have a fundamental need to understand who we are and the world we live in. Reason takes us a long way, but mystery remains. When our minds and senses are baffled, faith can seem justified—but faith is not knowledge. In Ultimate Questions, acclaimed philosopher Bryan Magee provocatively argues that we have no way of fathoming our own natures or finding definitive answers to the big questions we all face. With eloquence and grace, Magee urges us to be the mapmakers of what is intelligible, and to identify the boundaries of meaningfulness. He traces this tradition of thought to his chief philosophical mentors—Locke, Hume, Kant, and Schopenhauer—and shows why this approach to the enigma of existence can enrich our lives and transform our understanding of the human predicament. As Magee puts it, "There is a world of difference between being lost in the daylight and being lost in the dark." The crowning achievement to a distinguished philosophical career, Ultimate Questions is a deeply personal meditation on the meaning of life and the ways we should live and face death.
Author: John Martin Fischer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0199311293
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOur Fate collects John Martin Fischer's previously published articles on the relationship between God's foreknowledge and human freedom. The book includes a substantial new introductory essay that puts all of the chapters into a cohesive framework, and presents a bold new account of God's foreknowledge of free actions in a causally indeterministic world.
Author: Rebecca Solnit
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2017-02-12
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 1608467201
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of feminist essays steeped in “Solnit’s unapologetically observant and truth-speaking voice on toxic, violent masculinity” (The Los Angeles Review). In a timely and incisive follow-up to her national bestseller Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit offers sharp commentary on women who refuse to be silenced, misogynistic violence, the fragile masculinity of the literary canon, the gender binary, the recent history of rape jokes, and much more. In characteristic style, “Solnit draw[s] anecdotes of female indignity or male aggression from history, social media, literature, popular culture, and the news . . . The main essay in the book is about the various ways that women are silenced, and Solnit focuses upon the power of storytelling—the way that who gets to speak, and about what, shapes how a society understands itself and what it expects from its members. The Mother of All Questions poses the thesis that telling women’s stories to the world will change the way that the world treats women, and it sets out to tell as many of those stories as possible” (The New Yorker). “There’s a new feminist revolution—open to people of all genders—brewing right now and Rebecca Solnit is one of its most powerful, not to mention beguiling, voices.”—Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times–bestselling author of Natural Causes “Short, incisive essays that pack a powerful punch.” —Publishers Weekly “A keen and timely commentary on gender and feminism. Solnit’s voice is calm, clear, and unapologetic; each essay balances a warm wit with confident, thoughtful analysis, resulting in a collection that is as enjoyable and accessible as it is incisive.” —Booklist
Author: Galen Strawson
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2008-05-29
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 019155619X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReal Materialism draws together papers written over twenty years by Galen Strawson in philosophy of mind and metaphysics. Strawson focuses on five main areas of enquiry: [1] the nature of the physical, consciousness, the 'mind-body problem', and the prospects for panpsychism; [2] the self, the subject of experience, self-consciousness, and the 'narrative' self; [3] free will and moral responsibility; [4] the nature of thought and intentionality and their connection with consciousness; [5] the problem of causation with particular reference to the philosophy of David Hume.
Author: Rohan Agarwal
Publisher: Rar Medical Services
Published: 2021-05-06
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9781913683764
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Ultimate LNAT Collection is your Complete Collection to achieving top scores on the National Admissions Test for Law. Completely refreshed and updated for 2021, the Ultimate LNAT Collection includes: three of our best selling LNAT titles together Written by LNAT Specialists who have scored in the top 10% of the LNAT providing time-saving tips and strategies. This book includes: The Ultimate LNAT Guide - contains comprehensive information about the Law National Admissions Test (LNAT), including tips, techniques and strategies to save you time and maximise your scores. Covers both the multiple choice questions (Section A) and the essay writing section (Section B) and prepares you for all question types that you'll face in the exam, including detailed essay plans and model essays, helping you approach both sections successfully. Also includes 400+ questions and fully worked solutions so you can practice your skills and understand how to improve. LNAT Practice Papers - contains mock papers updated every year with 100s of questions with fully worked solutions to help you improve your scores. Written by experts, these solutions and sample answers ensure you can put your learning into practice. Also includes the latest specification break-down, including topics and types of questions to expect. Tips on how to prepare, essential tips and strategies. Written by LNAT tutors, students and admissions tutors with full of insider knowledge and tips, The Ultimate LNAT Collection is designed to help you make the most of your preparation, approach the LNAT with confidence, and get those top scores. About Us From UniAdmissions, the UK's leading Oxbridge and Medical Admissions company, The LNAT Collection gives you the best and most fully comprehensive collection to your National Admissions Test for Law application success. Hungry for more? Visit the Uni Admissions website for more application resources, admissions test strategies, and application support.
Author: Luigi Giussani
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 1997-10-24
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 0773567089
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Religious Sense, the fruit of many years of dialogue with students, is an exploration of the search for meaning in life. Luigi Giussani shows that the nature of reason expresses itself in the ultimate need for truth, goodness, and beauty. These needs constitute the fabric of the religious sense, which is evident in every human being everywhere and in all times. So strong is this sense that it leads one to desire that the answer to life's mystery might reveal itself in some way.
Author: Sara Bernstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 0198846223
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNonexistence is ubiquitous, yet mysterious. This volume explores some of the most puzzling questions about non-being and nonexistence, and offers answers from diverse philosophical perspectives. The contributors draw on analytic, continental, Buddhist, and Jewish philosophical traditions, and the topics range from metaphysics to ethics, from philosophy of science to philosophy of language, and beyond.
