Abstract
Preface Historical Parallels Introduction: What is Philosophy? 1. God, Immortality, and Faith 1.1 Does God Exist? 1.2 Is God like Human Beings? 1.3 Can God Allow Innocent Suffering? 1.4 Is the Soul Immortal? 1.5 Does Faith Provide Answers? CURRENT CONTROVERSY 1.6 Is Buddhism Philosophy? 2. Liberty, Equality, and Justice 2.1 Is Society Based on a Contract? 2.2 Is Liberty the Highest Social Value? 2.3 Is Equality the Highest Social Value? 2.4 Is Capitalism Just? 2.5 Should we Establish a World Government? CURRENT CONTROVERSY 2.6 Is Race Essential to Identity? 3. Pleasure, Duty, Values 3.1 Is Pleasure the Only Value? 3.2 Can we Understand Happiness? 3.3 Is Morality Relative? 3.4 Is Happiness the Standard of Morality? 3.5 Is Society the Source of Values? CURRENT CONTROVERSY 3.6 Should Doctors Ever End People's Lives? 4. Free Will, Mind, and Human Nature 4.1 Are We Free? 4.2 Are We Responsible for Our Actions? 4.3 Is the mind Nothing But the Brain? 4.4 Can Computers Think? 4.5 Are We Always Selfish? CURRENT CONTROVERSY 4.6 Are the Differences Between Men and Women Philosophically Significant? 5. Knowledge, Science, and Truth 5.1 Can We Know About the External World? 5.2 Does Science Give Us Real Knowledge? 5.3 Is Experience the Source of All Knowledge? 5.4 Is Certainty the Standard of Knowledge? CURRENT CONTROVERSY 5.5 Does Truth Ever Exist?
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