About Philosophy
Seventh Edition
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Presents philosophy as an activity whose guiding principle is reason and whose goal is critical self-understanding.
Begins each chapter with a biography of a great philosopher, and combines simple, clear explanations with short selections from classic texts.
Explains in a clear, uncluttered manner not only WHAT the great philosophers said, but WHY they said it; why they felt compelled to think about their moral, scientific, religious, or logical problems as they did.
Concludes each chapter with a Contemporary Application that relates the philosophy to important issues of current concern such as AIDS, abortion, obscenity, or creationism.
Features a major chapter on the Philosophy of Science.
Accompanied by About Philosophy, one ABC News Video segment presenting a Contemporary Application for each chapter that demonstrates how classic philosophy connects to contemporary issues.
NEW-- For the first time, includes a presentation of topics related to Medical Ethics as the second half of the chapter on Ethics. Among these topics are:
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The scarcity of medical resources.
The purchase or sale of human organs in organ donations
The amount of information a doctor should tell a patient.
NEW-- Combines the chapters on Political and Social Philosophy.
NEW-- Presents new end-of-chapter "Contemporary Applications," including physician-assisted suicide; same-sex marriage; and affirmative action.
NEW-- Material on alternative philosophies has been integrated into several chapters, including What is Philosophy? (chapter 1) and Social and Political Philosophy (chapter 3).
NEW-- Reflects a strengthening of feminist theory throughout the book.
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