Michael Lacewing

Philosophy for A2

Unit 4: Philosophical Problems, 2008 AQA Syllabus

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Definitive textbooks for students of the new AQA Advanced level syllabus for philosophy, introduced in 2008. Unit 3 covers 'Key Themes In Philosophy' and Unit 4, 'Philosophical Problems.' All chapters are subdivided into short digestible passages and there is a section on exam preparation and hints and tips on revision and exam techniques. *OCTOBER STOP PRESS*

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 187mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9780415458238
• ISBN-10: 0415458234
• Artikelnr.: 26563283

Autorenporträt

Michael Lacewing is Director of Research and Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. He is founder of the company A Level Philosophy, and a consultant on philosophy at A Level for the British Philosophical Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Ch. 1 Hume's An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding I.
Empiricism II. Cause and effect III. Free will Ch. 2 Plato's The Republic
I. Appearance and reality II. Knowledge and Virtue III. Political rule Ch.
3 Mill's On Liberty I. Democracy II. Freedom of the individual (I) III.
Freedom of the individual (II) and Individual development IV. Applications
Ch. 4 Descartes' Meditations I. Certainty II. Mind and body III. God Ch. 5
Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil I. Scope of philosophy II. Nature of
morality III. Religious belief Ch. 6 Preparing for the exam Glossary