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Reasoning about God is an introduction to philosophy of religion,
meeting college students where they are with their own doubts and
questions. Each chapter begins with a passage from a fictional
student, who raises intellectual problems against God, which is
followed by the author's informed and easy-to-understand analysis.
This debate structure allows student readers to clearly see the
clash of ideas, gets them involved in the issues, and encourages
their critical thinking (since students are pushed to find flaws in
the ideas). It emulates the structure the author followed
successfully in his Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction, which is
now in its third edition and has been translated five times into
other languages. This structure works well in philosophy of
religion, even better than in does in ethics. Key Features of
Reasoning about God: Written clearly and concisely, making
difficult issues easy to understand. Makes a strong case for belief
in God, based on various factors - including arguments about
fine-tuning, Kalam, and near-death experiences - as well as
approaches that are more instinctual or emotional. A major theme of
the book is "There are many paths to God." Includes material on
both traditional topics of philosophy of religion (like the problem
of evil) and other related topics of interest (like whether
religion is harmful, life after death, the variety of world
religions, and the meaning of life). Explores how science connects
to God's existence, arguing that recent science is friendlier
toward religion than older science. Written by a Christian author,
whose defense of belief in God works with other theistic traditions
as well (like Islam and Judaism).
Reasoning about God is an introduction to philosophy of religion,
meeting college students where they are with their own doubts and
questions. Each chapter begins with a passage from a fictional
student, who raises intellectual problems against God, which is
followed by the author's informed and easy-to-understand analysis.
This debate structure allows student readers to clearly see the
clash of ideas, gets them involved in the issues, and encourages
their critical thinking (since students are pushed to find flaws in
the ideas). It emulates the structure the author followed
successfully in his Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction, which is
now in its third edition and has been translated five times into
other languages. This structure works well in philosophy of
religion, even better than in does in ethics. Key Features of
Reasoning about God: Written clearly and concisely, making
difficult issues easy to understand. Makes a strong case for belief
in God, based on various factors - including arguments about
fine-tuning, Kalam, and near-death experiences - as well as
approaches that are more instinctual or emotional. A major theme of
the book is "There are many paths to God." Includes material on
both traditional topics of philosophy of religion (like the problem
of evil) and other related topics of interest (like whether
religion is harmful, life after death, the variety of world
religions, and the meaning of life). Explores how science connects
to God's existence, arguing that recent science is friendlier
toward religion than older science. Written by a Christian author,
whose defense of belief in God works with other theistic traditions
as well (like Islam and Judaism).
Introduction to Logic is clear and concise, uses interesting
examples (many philosophical in nature), and has easy-to-use proof
methods. Its key features, retained in this Third Edition, include:
simpler ways to test arguments, including an innovative proof
method and the star test for syllogisms; a wide scope of materials,
suiting it for introductory or intermediate courses; engaging
examples, from philosophy and everyday life; useful for self-study
and preparation for standardized tests, like the LSAT; a reasonable
price (a third the cost of some competitors); and exercises that
correspond to the free LogiCola instructional program. This Third
Edition: improves explanations, especially on areas that students
find difficult; has a fuller explanation of traditional Copi proofs
and of truth trees; and updates the companion LogiCola software,
which now is touch friendly (for use on Windows tablets and touch
monitors), installs more easily on Windows and Macintosh, and adds
exercises on Copi proofs and on truth trees. You can still install
LogiCola for free (from http://www.harryhiker.com/lc or
http://www.routledge.com/cw/gensler).
Ethics introduces the issues and controversies of contemporary
moral philosophy to undergraduate students who have already done an
introductory course in philosophy. It will help students to think
more clearly about how to form their moral beliefs in the wisest
and most rational way. The basic approaches to metaethics and
normative ethics are related to specific issues, particularly those
of racism, education, and abortion. Written in a clear and concise
way by an experienced textbook author, Ethics will also be of
interest to the general reader.
Unique features of the textbook:
* boxed key ideas
* Glossary of philosophical terms
* Chapter summaries and study questions
* Annotated further reading and Internet Web resources
There is an associated website for teachers and students at
www.routledge.com/routledge/philosophy/cip/ethics.htm
It is commonly accepted that the golden rule-most often formulated
as "do unto others as you would have them do unto you"-is a
unifying element between many diverse religious traditions, both
Eastern and Western. Its influence also extends beyond such
traditions, since many non-religious individuals hold up the golden
rule as central to their lives. Yet, while it is extraordinarily
important and widespread, the golden rule is often dismissed by
scholars as a vague proverb that quickly leads to absurdities when
one attempts to formulate it in clear terms. In this book, Harry J.
Gensler defends the golden rule and addresses all of the major
philosophic objections, pointing out several common
misunderstanding and misapplications. Gensler first discusses
golden-rule reasoning and how to avoid the main pitfalls. He then
relates the golden rule to world religions and history, and to
areas like moral education, egoism, evolution, society, racism,
business, and medicine. The book ends with a discussion of
theoretical issues (like whether all morality reduces to the golden
rule, which the author argues against). Ethics and the Golden Rule
offers two introductory chapters, the first is simpler and the
second more technical; a reader may start with either or both. One
can then read any combination of further chapters, in any order,
depending on one's interests; but Chapters 13 and 14 are technical
and assume one has read Chapter 2. This is "a golden-rule book for
everyone," accessible to a wide readership.
It is commonly accepted that the golden rule-most often formulated
as "do unto others as you would have them do unto you"-is a
unifying element between many diverse religious traditions, both
Eastern and Western. Its influence also extends beyond such
traditions, since many non-religious individuals hold up the golden
rule as central to their lives. Yet, while it is extraordinarily
important and widespread, the golden rule is often dismissed by
scholars as a vague proverb that quickly leads to absurdities when
one attempts to formulate it in clear terms. In this book, Harry J.
Gensler defends the golden rule and addresses all of the major
philosophic objections, pointing out several common
misunderstanding and misapplications. Gensler first discusses
golden-rule reasoning and how to avoid the main pitfalls. He then
relates the golden rule to world religions and history, and to
areas like moral education, egoism, evolution, society, racism,
business, and medicine. The book ends with a discussion of
theoretical issues (like whether all morality reduces to the golden
rule, which the author argues against). Ethics and the Golden Rule
offers two introductory chapters, the first is simpler and the
second more technical; a reader may start with either or both. One
can then read any combination of further chapters, in any order,
depending on one's interests; but Chapters 13 and 14 are technical
and assume one has read Chapter 2. This is "a golden-rule book for
everyone," accessible to a wide readership.
Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction introduces the issues and
controversies of contemporary moral philosophy. It gets students to
struggle with the big questions of morality while it also relates
these questions to practical issues, especially racism, global
warming, moral education, and abortion. Providing a practical
method for thinking about moral issues-a method based largely on
the golden rule-it is written simply and clearly throughout.
College students who are new to philosophy or who have already
taken an introductory-level course will benefit from its use. Key
Features: Serves as either the sole textbook for a lower-level
introduction to ethics/moral philosophy course or a supplementary
text for a more advanced undergraduate ethics course. Provides
clear, direct writing throughout, making each chapter easily
accessible for an engaged undergraduate student. Offers a
philosophically rigorous presentation of the golden rule. Includes
helpful study aids, including: bolded technical terms; boxes for
key ideas; summaries, study questions, and suggested readings for
each chapter; and a comprehensive glossary/index at the back of the
book. Key Additions to the Third Edition: Each chapter now offers
additional, optional sections on more advanced topics for students
wishing to dig deeper into the material (advanced topics include:
Kohlberg's moral psychology, whether morality is gendered, types of
relativism, early Greek ethics, Hume, and the prisoner's dilemma).
Other improvements include: better chapter organization, clearer
explanations, improved examples, new names for key arguments, and a
better Kindle version. An updated and improved EthiCola
instructional program (with a score-processing program, teacher's
manual, and class slides), which can be downloaded from the web for
free (from www.harrycola.com/ec or www.harryhiker.com/ec).
Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction introduces the issues and
controversies of contemporary moral philosophy. It gets students to
struggle with the big questions of morality while it also relates
these questions to practical issues, especially racism, global
warming, moral education, and abortion. Providing a practical
method for thinking about moral issues-a method based largely on
the golden rule-it is written simply and clearly throughout.
College students who are new to philosophy or who have already
taken an introductory-level course will benefit from its use. Key
Features: Serves as either the sole textbook for a lower-level
introduction to ethics/moral philosophy course or a supplementary
text for a more advanced undergraduate ethics course. Provides
clear, direct writing throughout, making each chapter easily
accessible for an engaged undergraduate student. Offers a
philosophically rigorous presentation of the golden rule. Includes
helpful study aids, including: bolded technical terms; boxes for
key ideas; summaries, study questions, and suggested readings for
each chapter; and a comprehensive glossary/index at the back of the
book. Key Additions to the Third Edition: Each chapter now offers
additional, optional sections on more advanced topics for students
wishing to dig deeper into the material (advanced topics include:
Kohlberg's moral psychology, whether morality is gendered, types of
relativism, early Greek ethics, Hume, and the prisoner's dilemma).
Other improvements include: better chapter organization, clearer
explanations, improved examples, new names for key arguments, and a
better Kindle version. An updated and improved EthiCola
instructional program (with a score-processing program, teacher's
manual, and class slides), which can be downloaded from the web for
free (from www.harrycola.com/ec or www.harryhiker.com/ec).
Introduction to Logic is clear and concise, uses interesting
examples (many philosophical in nature), and has easy-to-use proof
methods. Its key features, retained in this Third Edition, include:
simpler ways to test arguments, including an innovative proof
method and the star test for syllogisms; a wide scope of materials,
suiting it for introductory or intermediate courses; engaging
examples, from philosophy and everyday life; useful for self-study
and preparation for standardized tests, like the LSAT; a reasonable
price (a third the cost of some competitors); and exercises that
correspond to the free LogiCola instructional program. This Third
Edition: improves explanations, especially on areas that students
find difficult; has a fuller explanation of traditional Copi proofs
and of truth trees; and updates the companion LogiCola software,
which now is touch friendly (for use on Windows tablets and touch
monitors), installs more easily on Windows and Macintosh, and adds
exercises on Copi proofs and on truth trees. You can still install
LogiCola for free (from http://www.harryhiker.com/lc or
http://www.routledge.com/cw/gensler).
This one-volume encyclopedia of logic introduces the central
concepts of the field in a series of brief, non-technical,
cross-referenced dictionary entries. The 352 alphabetically
arranged entries give a clear, basic introduction to a very broad
range of logical topics. Entries can be found on deductive systems,
such as propositional logic, modal logic, deontic logic, temporal
logic, set theory, many-valued logic, mereology, and paraconsistent
logic. Similarly, there are entries on topics relating to those
previously mentioned such as negation, conditionals, truth tables,
and proofs. Historical periods and figures are also covered,
including ancient logic, medieval logic, Buddhist logic, Aristotle,
Ockham, Boole, Frege, Russell, Goedel, and Quine. There are even
entries relating logic to other areas and topics, like biology,
computers, ethics, gender, God, psychology, metaphysics, abstract
entities, algorithms, the ad hominem fallacy, inductive logic,
informal logic, the liar paradox, metalogic, philosophy of logic,
and software for learning logic. In addition to the dictionary,
there is a substantial chronology listing the main events in the
history of logic, an introduction that sketches the central ideas
of logic and how it has evolved into what it is today, and an
extensive bibliography of related readings. This book is not only
useful for specialists but also understandable to students and
other beginners in the field.
The Sheed & Ward Anthology of Catholic Philosophy is a thorough
introduction to the evolution of Catholic philosophy from Biblical
times to the present day. The first comprehensive collection of
readings from Catholic philosophers, this volume aims to sharpen
the understanding of Catholic philosophy by grouping together the
best examples of this tradition, both well-known classics and
lesser-known selections. The readings emphasize themes integral to
the Catholic tradition such as the harmony of faith and reason, the
existence and nature of God, the nature of the human person and the
nature of being, and the objectivity of the moral law. Each reading
includes a brief introduction and is historically placed within
five major groups 1) Preliminaries, including readings from the
Bible, Plato and Aristotle, 2) The Patristic Era, selections from
Aristides to Boethius, and a heavy focus on Augustine, 3) The
Middle Ages, readings from the early Moslem and Jewish thinkers to
William of Ockham, with an emphasis on Aquinas, 4) The Renaissance
through the Nineteenth Century, including Suarez, Descartes,
Pascal, Newman, and Pope Leo XIII, and 5) The Twentieth Century and
Beyond, including Maritain and Lonergan, Blondel and Marcel, Geach
and Rescher, and others like Chesterton and Teilhard. "
Many people question whether God is the source of morality. Under
divine command theory, God's will creates the moral order, and
therefore ethical truths are true because of God's will. Under
natural law, on the other hand, some ethical truths do not depend
on God's will, and yet perhaps they depend on his reason or
creation. Ethics and Religion develops strong, defensible, and
original versions of both divine command theory and natural law.
The book also discusses ethics and atheism: how atheists object on
ethical grounds to belief in God and how they view ethics. The book
defends belief in God from criticisms and analyzes related
concepts, such as practical reason, the golden rule, ethics and
evolution, the problem of evil, and the fine-tuning argument.
Many people question whether God is the source of morality. Under
divine command theory, God's will creates the moral order, and
therefore ethical truths are true because of God's will. Under
natural law, on the other hand, some ethical truths do not depend
on God's will, and yet perhaps they depend on his reason or
creation. Ethics and Religion develops strong, defensible, and
original versions of both divine command theory and natural law.
The book also discusses ethics and atheism: how atheists object on
ethical grounds to belief in God and how they view ethics. The book
defends belief in God from criticisms and analyzes related
concepts, such as practical reason, the golden rule, ethics and
evolution, the problem of evil, and the fine-tuning argument.
The A to Z of Ethics covers a very broad range of ethical topics,
including ethical theories, historical periods, historical figures,
applied ethics, ethical issues, ethical concepts, non-Western
approaches, and related disciplines. Harry J. Gensler and Earl W.
Spurgin tackle such issues as abortion, capital punishment, stem
cell research, and terrorism while also explaining key theories
like utilitarianism, natural law, social contract, and virtue
ethics. This reference provides a complete overview of ethics
through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, a
bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries,
including bioethics, business ethics, Aristotle, Hobbes, autonomy,
confidentiality, Confucius, and psychology.
The A to Z of Logic introduces the central concepts of the field in
a series of brief, non-technical, cross-referenced dictionary
entries. The 352 alphabetically arranged entries give a clear,
basic introduction to a very broad range of logical topics. Entries
can be found on deductive systems, such as propositional logic,
modal logic, deontic logic, temporal logic, set theory, many-valued
logic, mereology, and paraconsistent logic. Similarly, there are
entries on topics relating to those previously mentioned such as
negation, conditionals, truth tables, and proofs. Historical
periods and figures are also covered, including ancient logic,
medieval logic, Buddhist logic, Aristotle, Ockham, Boole, Frege,
Russell, Goedel, and Quine. There are even entries relating logic
to other areas and topics, like biology, computers, ethics, gender,
God, psychology, metaphysics, abstract entities, algorithms, the ad
hominem fallacy, inductive logic, informal logic, the liar paradox,
metalogic, philosophy of logic, and software for learning logic. In
addition to the dictionary, there is a substantial chronology
listing the main events in the history of logic, an introduction
that sketches the central ideas of logic and how it has evolved
into what it is today, and an extensive bibliography of related
readings. This book is not only useful for specialists but also
understandable to students and other beginners in the field.
The Golden Rule-'do to others as you would have them do to you',
'what is hateful to you to your fellow don't do', to take the two
most familiar formulations-defines a meeting place for many fields
of learning. There the study of comparative religion, philosophy
and ethics, anthropology and sociology, and the whole range of
cross-cultural studies carried on in the social sciences and the
humanities intersect. That hardly presents a surprise, since the
Golden Rule finds a place in most religions and is universally
acknowledged to form a part of the shared heritage of human wisdom.
But if it is one thing on which religions concur, that does not
mean the Golden Rule is simple or self-evident. Its ubiquity
presents us with tough questions of context and difficult problems
of content. Both the Golden Rule itself and how it attests to the
human condition demand study. Defining the rule and explaining its
universality in religion and culture require attention. The role of
the Golden Rule in various systems of thought, both religious and
philosophical, invites study. How the logic of a given system
interprets the Golden Rule demands analysis. Objective data
deriving from empirical study of nature and society deserve close
examination. Specialists in a wide range of disciplines have a
contribution to make out of their particular disciplines and areas
of expert knowledge.
The Historical Dictionary of Ethics covers a very broad range of
ethical topics, including ethical theories, historical periods,
historical figures, applied ethics, ethical issues, ethical
concepts, non-Western approaches, and related disciplines. Harry J.
Gensler and Earl W. Spurgin tackle such issues as abortion, capital
punishment, stemcell research, and terrorism while also explaining
key theories like utilitarianism, natural law, social contract, and
virtue ethics. This reference provides a complete overview of
ethics through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, a
bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries,
including bioethics, business ethics, Aristotle, Hobbes, autonomy,
confidentiality, Confucius, and psychology.
The Sheed & Ward Anthology of Catholic Philosophy is a thorough
introduction to the evolution of Catholic philosophy from Biblical
times to the present day. The first comprehensive collection of
readings from Catholic philosophers, this volume aims to sharpen
the understanding of Catholic philosophy by grouping together the
best examples of this tradition, both well-known classics and
lesser-known selections. The readings emphasize themes integral to
the Catholic tradition such as the harmony of faith and reason, the
existence and nature of God, the nature of the human person and the
nature of being, and the objectivity of the moral law. Each reading
includes a brief introduction and is historically placed within
five major groups 1) Preliminaries, including readings from the
Bible, Plato and Aristotle, 2) The Patristic Era, selections from
Aristides to Boethius, and a heavy focus on Augustine, 3) The
Middle Ages, readings from the early Moslem and Jewish thinkers to
William of Ockham, with an emphasis on Aquinas, 4) The Renaissance
through the Nineteenth Century, including Suarez, Descartes,
Pascal, Newman, and Pope Leo XIII, and 5) The Twentieth Century and
Beyond, including Maritain and Lonergan, Blondel and Marcel, Geach
and Rescher, and others like Chesterton and Teilhard. "
This helpful volume explains and proves Godel's theorem, which
states that arithmetic cannot be reduced to any axiomatic system.
Written simply and directly, this book is intended for the student
and general reader and presumes no specialized knowledge of
mathematics or logic.
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