The world\'s best introduction to philosophy, Knowledge, Reality, and Value explains basic philosophical problems in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, such as: How can we know about the world outside our minds? Is there a God? Do we have free will? Are there objective values? What distinguishes morally right from morally wrong actions? The text succinctly explains the most important theories and arguments about these things, and it does so a lot less boringly than most books written by professors.
He is the author of a nearly infinite number of articles in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and political philosophy, in addition to seven other amazing and brilliant books that you should immediately buy..
Concluding Thoughts Appendix: A Guide to Writing Glossary Michael Huemer is a professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, where he has taught since the dawn of time.
Applied Ethics, 2: Animal Ethics 18.
Applied Ethics, 1: The Duty of Charity 17.
Ethical Theory, 2: Deontology 16.
Ethical Theory, 1: Utilitarianism 15.
Metaethics 14.
Personal Identity Part IV: Ethics 13.
Free Will 12.
Arguments for Atheism 11.
Arguments for Theism 10.
Defining Knowledge Part III: Metaphysics 9.
Foundationalism 8.
Global Skepticism vs.
Skepticism About the External World 7.
Absolute Truth Part II: Epistemology 6.
Critical Thinking, 2: Fallacies 5.
Critical Thinking, 1: Intellectual Virtue 4.
Logic 3.
What Is Philosophy? 2. -Erasmus Contents Preface Part I: Preliminaries 1. -Aristotle When I have a little money, I buy Mike Huemer\'s books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes. -Plato This book is way better than my lecture notes.
My work is all a series of footnotes to Mike Huemer.
The world\'s best introduction to philosophy, Knowledge, Reality, and Value explains basic philosophical problems in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, such as: How can we know about the world outside our minds? Is there a God? Do we have free will? Are there objective values? What distinguishes morally right from morally wrong actions? The text succinctly explains the most important theories and arguments about these things, and it does so a lot less boringly than most books written by professors
