《Philosophical Dilemmas》

Does God exist? Is morality relative? Are we free? Different, sometimes contradictory, answers to these and other fundamental philosophical questions are found throughout Philosophical Dilemas: A Pro and Con Introduction to the Major Questions, third Edition. The underlying idea behind this introduction to philosophy is that students will be abel to formulate their own worldviews by studying the arguments and positions that philosophers have articulated over the ages. the text is comprised of sixty-four brief essays on thirty-one important questions. the essays are not excerpts from philosophers but are rather arguments that Phil Washburn has created, or re-created. Each essay takes a particular positions - pro or con - on the question posed and argues that side, incorporating vivid examples and demonstrating a variety of critical thinking questions, up-to-date annotated bibliographies, and a glossary. New to the third edition is an appendix on how to write an essay.