Philosophy & this actual world
By: Martin Benjamin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Philosophy
Other titles: Philosophy and this actual world
Description: Academic philosophy has become so technical and inbred that it often fails to connect with the questions and concerns of educated nonspecialists. Martin Benjamin aims to bridge this gap. Presupposing little or no formal background,Philosophy & This Actual World addresses general questions of knowledge, reality, mind, will, and ethics, as well as more specific questions about moral pluralism, assisted suicide, the nature of death, and life's meaning. At the same time, it incorporates the advances of academic philosophers like Wittgenstein, Rorty, Putnam, and Rawls, making it equally as valuable to the scholar as to the philosophically uninitiated.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-213) and index