ISE EBOOK ONLINE ACCESS FOR LOOKING AT PHILOSOPHY the unbearable heaviness of philosophy made lighter

Distilled from Donald Palmer's more than thirty years of teaching experience, this text exemplifies his very successful approach to teaching introductory philosophy. Through the use of humor and nearly 400 drawings, charts, and diagrams, serious philosophical topics come alive for the reader without compromising the importance of the subject matter. In the author's words, “This book takes philosophy seriously, but not gravely.”Instructors and students can now access their course content through the Connect digital learning platform by purchasing either standalone Connect access or a bundle of print and Connect access. McGraw-Hill Connect® is a subscription-based learning service accessible online through your personal computer or tablet. Choose this option if your instructor will require Connect to be used in the course. Your subscription to Connect includes the following:• SmartBook® - an adaptive digital version of the course textbook that personalizes your reading experience based on how well you are learning the content.• Access to your instructor's homework assignments, quizzes, syllabus, notes, reminders, and other important files for the course.• Progress dashboards that quickly show how you are performing on your assignments and tips for improvement.• The option to purchase (for a small fee) a print version of the book. This binder-ready, loose-leaf version includes free shipping.Complete system requirements to use Connect can be found here: http://www.mheducation.com/highered/platforms/connect/training-support-students.html Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Copyright Page......Page 3 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 4 Introduction......Page 14 1. The Pre-Socratic Philosophers Sixth and Fifth Centuries B.C.E.......Page 23 Thales......Page 24 Anaximander......Page 28 Anaximenes......Page 32 Pythagoras......Page 34 Xenophanes......Page 38 Heraclitus......Page 41 Parmenides......Page 44 Zeno......Page 47 Empedocles......Page 49 Anaxagoras......Page 51 Leucippus and Democritus......Page 54 The Sophists......Page 63 Protagoras......Page 64 Gorgias......Page 65 Callicles and Critias......Page 66 Socrates......Page 68 Plato......Page 73 Aristotle......Page 85 Epicureanism......Page 108 Stoicism......Page 112 Skepticism......Page 117 Neoplatonism......Page 118 4. Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy Fifth through Fifteenth Centuries......Page 124 Saint Augustine......Page 128 The Encyclopediasts......Page 132 John Scotus Eriugena......Page 133 Saint Anselm......Page 136 Muslim and Jewish Philosophies......Page 140 Averroës......Page 142 Maimonides......Page 143 The Problem of Faith and Reason......Page 145 The Problem of the Universals......Page 146 Saint Thomas Aquinas......Page 148 William of Ockham......Page 159 Renaissance Philosophers......Page 164 Descartes......Page 175 Spinoza......Page 192 Leibniz......Page 196 Hobbes......Page 201 Locke......Page 206 Berkeley......Page 215 Hume......Page 221 Kant......Page 229 Hegel......Page 249 Schopenhauer......Page 257 Kierkegaard......Page 267 Marx......Page 277 Nietzsche......Page 289 Utilitarianism......Page 297 Bentham......Page 298 Mill......Page 301 Husserl......Page 311 Heidegger......Page 315 Sartre......Page 323 Structuralism and Poststructuralism......Page 330 Saussure......Page 331 Lévi- Strauss......Page 333 Lacan......Page 338 Derrida......Page 342 Pragmatism......Page 352 James......Page 353 Dewey......Page 359 The Analytic Tradition......Page 364 Frege......Page 365 Moore......Page 370 Russell......Page 375 Logical Positivism......Page 382 Wittgenstein......Page 388 Quine......Page 399 Nussbaum......Page 409 Glossary of Philosophical Terms......Page 427 Selected Bibliography......Page 446 Index......Page 455