Jonathan Finch

Some Thoughts on Thinking

Philosophy at Five Miles Per Hour

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Produktbeschreibung

Some Thoughts on Thinking is a work dealing with the issues one faces when one attempts to construct non-arbitrary beliefs about ourselves and our surroundings. The text opens up with a discussion of the similarities and differences between science, theology, philosophy and tradition. This initial discussion provides the foundation for a deeper push into what is, and what is not, a recommendable and non-arbitrary belief. No previous exposure to philosophy is assumed and the language of the work is free of complex philosophical terms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 114
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 155g
• ISBN-13: 9780761823155
• ISBN-10: 0761823158
• Artikelnr.: 21108131

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Finch

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Foundations, Thinkers
and the Totality: The Norse Gods, Non-Arbitrary Beliefs and the Truth About
Earthquakes; An American Philosopher and Some Advantages of Science;
Philosophy, Science and the Totality; Philosophy, Theology, Religion and
Bertrand Chapter 4 Non-Arbitrary Beliefs: Personal Finance, Appearance and
Reality; The Thinker, the Skeptic and a French Philosopher; Pumpkins, Shade
Trees and Other Considerations in Agriculture; Beliefs that Work, Mistaken
Beliefs that Work and an Old Irish God; Co Chapter 5 A Few Final Thoughts:
Disagreement and the Goal of Inquiry; Some Concerns and Some Critiques
Chapter 6 Appendix A: A Short List of Sources and Some Suggestions for
Further Reading Chapter 7 Index