{"product_id":"knowledge-reality-and-value-a-mostly-common-sense-guide-to-philosophy","title":"Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy","description":"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.\n\n“My work is all a series of footnotes to Mike Huemer.” –Plato\n“This book is way better than my lecture notes.” –Aristotle\n“When I have a little money, I buy Mike Huemer’s books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.” –Erasmus\n\nContents\nPreface\nPart I: Preliminaries\n1. What Is Philosophy?\n2. Logic\n3. Critical Thinking, 1: Intellectual Virtue\n4. Critical Thinking, 2: Fallacies\n5. Absolute Truth\nPart II: Epistemology\n6. Skepticism About the External World\n7. Global Skepticism vs. Foundationalism\n8. Defining “Knowledge”\nPart III: Metaphysics\n9. Arguments for Theism\n10. Arguments for Atheism\n11. Free Will\n12. Personal Identity\nPart IV: Ethics\n13. Metaethics\n14. Ethical Theory, 1: Utilitarianism\n15. Ethical Theory, 2: Deontology\n16. Applied Ethics, 1: The Duty of Charity\n17. Applied Ethics, 2: Animal Ethics\n18. Concluding Thoughts\nAppendix: A Guide to Writing\nGlossary\n\nMichael Huemer is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, where he has taught since the dawn of time. 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B091F5QTDS\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B091F5QTDS.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Huemer, Michael\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41504424525882,"sku":"DBV.B091F5QTDS.G","price":10.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B091F5QTDS-0.jpg?v=1783107904","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/knowledge-reality-and-value-a-mostly-common-sense-guide-to-philosophy","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}