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Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline /

What can--and what can't--philosophy do? What are its ethical risks--and its possible rewards? How does it differ from science? In Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline, Bernard Williams addresses these questions and presents a striking vision of philosophy as fundamentally different from scien...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Bernard, 1929-2003
Other Authors: Moore, A. W., 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Introduction; PART ONE: Metaphysics and Epistemology; ONE: Tertullian's Paradox (1955); TWO: Metaphysical Arguments (1957); THREE: Pleasure and Belief (1959); FOUR: Knowledge and Reasons (1972); FIVE: Identity and Identities (1995); PART TWO: Ethics; SIX: The Primacy of Dispositions (1987); SEVEN: The Structure of Hare's Theory (1988); EIGHT: Subjectivism and Toleration (1992); NINE: The Actus Reus of Dr. Caligari (1994); TEN: Values, Reasons, and the Theory of Persuasion (1996); ELEVEN: Moral Responsibility and Political Freedom (1997).