Introduction to Philosophy: Understanding the Basics A Companion Guide for On-line, Hybrid, and Telecourses
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 256
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Copyright: 2011
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Introduction to Philosophy: Understanding the Basics A Companion Guide for On-line, Hybrid, and Telecourses works well with any type of instructional delivery of full-semester length Introduction to Philosophy courses, including in-person, hybrid, online and telecourse formats.
Introduction to Philosophy speaks to the reader in a conversational tone using relevant and current examples that facilitate the understanding of the major themes in philosophy.
Priced affordably, Introduction to Philosophy: Understanding the Basics A Companion Guide for On-line, Hybrid, and Telecourses:
- Is logically organized to fit students of all levels including adult students. Learning strategies include discussion groups/boards, student presentations, question and answer sessions, distance learning assignments, position paper writing, and more.
- Addresses major themes, including epistemology, mind/body duality, the freewill debate and the big question on "Does God Exist?".
- Clearly outlines the major moral theories in philosophy with particular emphasis on act and rule utilitarianism, Kant's deonlogy and Aristotle's virtue ethics.
- Contains contemporary perspectives on a wide range of issues in political and social philosophy.
SECTION 1 - Introduction
CHAPTER 1: General Introduction for Students and Instructors
CHAPTER 2: How This Text Is Organized
SECTION 2 - Epistemology
CHAPTER 3: Pivotal Terminology in Epistemology
CHAPTER 4: Student Learning Objectives for Section 2 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 5: Rationalism: The Classical View
CHAPTER 6: The Enlightenment and the Challenge of Empiricism
CHAPTER 7: The Role of Skepticism and the Problem of Induction
CHAPTER 8: The Alternatives Raised by Existentialism
CHAPTER 9: Contemporary Perspectives in Epistemology
CHAPTER 10: How to Integrate This Topic (Epistemology) into Distance Learning Courses
CHAPTER 11: Writing a Position Paper on Epistemology
SECTION 3 - The Mind/Body Problem
CHAPTER 12: Pivotal Terminology in the Mind/Body Problem
CHAPTER 13: Student Learning Objectives for Section 3 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 14: Returning to the Classical View: The Marriage of Rationalism to Immaterial Substances: Cartesian Dualism
CHAPTER 15: The Challenge of Thomas Hobbes and Materialism
CHAPTER 16: Contemporary Perspectives on the Mind/Body Problem
CHAPTER 17: How to Integrate this Topic (Mind/Body Problem) into Distance Learning Courses
CHAPTER 18: Writing a Position Paper on the Mind/Body Problem
SECTION 4 - Do We Have Free Will?
CHAPTER 19: Pivotal Terminology in the Free Will Debate
CHAPTER 20: Student Learning Objectives for Section 4 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 21: How the Problem of the Free Will Debate Relates to the Mind/Body Problem
CHAPTER 22: Libertarianism and Radical Free Will
CHAPTER 23: Determinism and the Illusion of Free Will
CHAPTER 24: Free Will, Moral and Legal Responsibility
CHAPTER 25: Contemporary Perspectives on the Problem of Free Will
CHAPTER 26: How to Integrate This Topic (Free Will) into Distance Learning Courses
CHAPTER 27: Writing a Position Paper on Free Will
SECTION 5 - Is There a God?
CHAPTER 28: Pivotal Terminology in the Question of God's Existence
CHAPTER 29: Student Learning Objectives for Section 5 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 30: Deciding on a Working Definition and Sense of Direction
CHAPTER 31: Saint Anslem and the Ontological Argument
CHAPTER 32: The Five Ways of Saint Thomas Aquinas
CHAPTER 33: Creationism and Intelligent Design
CHAPTER 34: The Challenge of Atheism and Agnosticism Pascal's Wager
CHAPTER 35: A New Paradigm for the Problem of Evil
CHAPTER 36: Contemporary Perspectives on the Question of God's Existence
CHAPTER 37: How to Integrate This Topic (God's Existence) into Distance Learning Courses
CHAPTER 38: Writing a Position Paper on the Question of God's Existence
SECTION 6 - The Moral Life
CHAPTER 39: Pivotal Terminology in Moral Philosophy
CHAPTER 40: Student Learning Objectives for Section 6 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 41: The Problem of Moral Egoism
CHAPTER 42: The Rejection of Moral Relativism within Cultural Relativism
CHAPTER 43: The Problems of Divine Command Theory
CHAPTER 44: The Utilitarian Movement and Its Descendents
CHAPTER 45: Kant and the Deontological Concept of Moral Conduct
CHAPTER 46: The Return to Aristotle's Virtue Ethics
CHAPTER 47: Contemporary Perspectives on Moral Philosophy
CHAPTER 48: How to Integrate This Topic (Moral Philosophy) into Distance learning Courses
CHAPTER 49: Writing a Position Paper on Moral Philosophy
SECTION 7 - Political and Social Philosophy
CHAPTER 50: Pivotal Terminology in Political and Social Philosophy
CHAPTER 51: Student learning Objectives for Section 7 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 52: What We Owe the State: The Story of Socrates
CHAPTER 53: The Challenge to the Divine Right of Kings and Other Despots
CHAPTER 54: The Problem of the Distribution of Wealth
CHAPTER 55: When Does a State Have the Right to Wage War?
CHAPTER 56: What Is Social Philosophy?
CHAPTER 57: Contemporary Perspectives on Political and Social Philosophy
CHAPTER 58: How to Integrate This Topic (Political and Social Philosophy) into Distance learning Courses
CHAPTER 59: Writing a Position Paper on Political and Social Philosophy
SECTION 8 - What Do I Do Now?
CHAPTER 60: Assimilating the Discipline of Philosophy into Everyday Affairs
CHAPTER 1: General Introduction for Students and Instructors
CHAPTER 2: How This Text Is Organized
SECTION 2 - Epistemology
CHAPTER 3: Pivotal Terminology in Epistemology
CHAPTER 4: Student Learning Objectives for Section 2 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 5: Rationalism: The Classical View
CHAPTER 6: The Enlightenment and the Challenge of Empiricism
CHAPTER 7: The Role of Skepticism and the Problem of Induction
CHAPTER 8: The Alternatives Raised by Existentialism
CHAPTER 9: Contemporary Perspectives in Epistemology
CHAPTER 10: How to Integrate This Topic (Epistemology) into Distance Learning Courses
CHAPTER 11: Writing a Position Paper on Epistemology
SECTION 3 - The Mind/Body Problem
CHAPTER 12: Pivotal Terminology in the Mind/Body Problem
CHAPTER 13: Student Learning Objectives for Section 3 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 14: Returning to the Classical View: The Marriage of Rationalism to Immaterial Substances: Cartesian Dualism
CHAPTER 15: The Challenge of Thomas Hobbes and Materialism
CHAPTER 16: Contemporary Perspectives on the Mind/Body Problem
CHAPTER 17: How to Integrate this Topic (Mind/Body Problem) into Distance Learning Courses
CHAPTER 18: Writing a Position Paper on the Mind/Body Problem
SECTION 4 - Do We Have Free Will?
CHAPTER 19: Pivotal Terminology in the Free Will Debate
CHAPTER 20: Student Learning Objectives for Section 4 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 21: How the Problem of the Free Will Debate Relates to the Mind/Body Problem
CHAPTER 22: Libertarianism and Radical Free Will
CHAPTER 23: Determinism and the Illusion of Free Will
CHAPTER 24: Free Will, Moral and Legal Responsibility
CHAPTER 25: Contemporary Perspectives on the Problem of Free Will
CHAPTER 26: How to Integrate This Topic (Free Will) into Distance Learning Courses
CHAPTER 27: Writing a Position Paper on Free Will
SECTION 5 - Is There a God?
CHAPTER 28: Pivotal Terminology in the Question of God's Existence
CHAPTER 29: Student Learning Objectives for Section 5 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 30: Deciding on a Working Definition and Sense of Direction
CHAPTER 31: Saint Anslem and the Ontological Argument
CHAPTER 32: The Five Ways of Saint Thomas Aquinas
CHAPTER 33: Creationism and Intelligent Design
CHAPTER 34: The Challenge of Atheism and Agnosticism Pascal's Wager
CHAPTER 35: A New Paradigm for the Problem of Evil
CHAPTER 36: Contemporary Perspectives on the Question of God's Existence
CHAPTER 37: How to Integrate This Topic (God's Existence) into Distance Learning Courses
CHAPTER 38: Writing a Position Paper on the Question of God's Existence
SECTION 6 - The Moral Life
CHAPTER 39: Pivotal Terminology in Moral Philosophy
CHAPTER 40: Student Learning Objectives for Section 6 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 41: The Problem of Moral Egoism
CHAPTER 42: The Rejection of Moral Relativism within Cultural Relativism
CHAPTER 43: The Problems of Divine Command Theory
CHAPTER 44: The Utilitarian Movement and Its Descendents
CHAPTER 45: Kant and the Deontological Concept of Moral Conduct
CHAPTER 46: The Return to Aristotle's Virtue Ethics
CHAPTER 47: Contemporary Perspectives on Moral Philosophy
CHAPTER 48: How to Integrate This Topic (Moral Philosophy) into Distance learning Courses
CHAPTER 49: Writing a Position Paper on Moral Philosophy
SECTION 7 - Political and Social Philosophy
CHAPTER 50: Pivotal Terminology in Political and Social Philosophy
CHAPTER 51: Student learning Objectives for Section 7 and How to Achieve Them
CHAPTER 52: What We Owe the State: The Story of Socrates
CHAPTER 53: The Challenge to the Divine Right of Kings and Other Despots
CHAPTER 54: The Problem of the Distribution of Wealth
CHAPTER 55: When Does a State Have the Right to Wage War?
CHAPTER 56: What Is Social Philosophy?
CHAPTER 57: Contemporary Perspectives on Political and Social Philosophy
CHAPTER 58: How to Integrate This Topic (Political and Social Philosophy) into Distance learning Courses
CHAPTER 59: Writing a Position Paper on Political and Social Philosophy
SECTION 8 - What Do I Do Now?
CHAPTER 60: Assimilating the Discipline of Philosophy into Everyday Affairs
Douglas Thiel has been a philosophy instructor at Moorpark College for the last fifteen years. He is also a lecturer in philosophy at California Lutheran University. Prior to his college instruction, Doug retired as a law enforcement supervisor with the City of Santa Barbara, California. He also served in the United States Marine Corps from 1966-69 and was in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. This background, not typical of philosophy instructors, enables Doug to provide down to earth examples to illustrate philosophical ideas and theories and bring them to play in a text that has a "conversational" quality.