Plato's Sun: An Introduction to Philosophy

Andrew Lawless

Published by University of Toronto Press 2005

Plato's Sun

An Introduction to Philosophy

Andrew Lawless

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442627796

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In Plato's Sun, Andrew Lawless takes on the challenge of creating an introductory text for philosophy, arguing that such a work has to take into account of the strangeness of the field and divulge it, rather than suppress it beneath traditional certainties and authoritative pronouncements.

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Lawless Andrew :

Andrew Lawless is a professor in the Department of Humanities at Vanier College.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
1. What is Philosophy? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Metaphysics: The Search for the God’s-Eye View Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3. Wittgenstein’s Ladder: The Modern Reaction to Metaphysics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
4. Epistemology: The Ghost in the Metaphysical Machine? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
5. Logic and its Place in the Universe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
6. Ethics: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
7. Philosophy and Language: The House of Being Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Appendix 1. The Twelve-Coin Puzzle and The Paradox of the Heap Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Appendix 2. Ethics and the ‘Other’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Glossary of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
Glossary of Key Terms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
Glossary of Greek Terms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
Suggested Readings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	351

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 290

eBook

Published: December 15, 2005
ISBN: 9781442627796