Core Questions in Philosophy A Text With Readings

Presented in an engaging lecture-style format,Elliot Sober'stext with readings leads students through a series of discussions on the basic issues and ideas in philosophy, with lectures supported by related readings from historically important sources. The discussions emphasize the logic of philosophical arguments; and, in particular, how they relate to the content of modern physical and social sciences. While Sober's lecture approach lends this book a natural flow and sense of immediacy, it comprises a fully integrated textbook with all of the traditional organizational and pedagogical features, including chapter summaries, boxed inserts, discussion questions, problems, lecture review questions, glossary, and index. New to this Edition: Significantly enhanced section on epistemology New lecture that introduces the basics of probability theory Writing that has been further simplified and clarified throughout the textSober, Elliott is the author of 'Core Questions in Philosophy A Text With Readings', published 2004 under ISBN 9780131898691 and ISBN 0131898698.