![]() The Philosophical Impulse and Where It Leads Wil.FRID SELLARS Science and Metaphysics A few more introductory remarks, therefore, and my job will be done. In a sense the preliminaries are the argument, and there is no crux apart from their perspicuous deployment. MOTTO The crux of a philosophical argument often appears to be a Dedekind cut between a series of 'as I will show's and a series of 'as I have shown's. Fortunately she can read." Well, she's all grown up now, and perhaps she's already figured it out-but this one is still for my daughter, Leslie Johanna. Ltd., Singapore Prentice-Hall of Japan, Inc., Tokyo Editora Prentice-Hall do Brazil, Ltda., Rio de JaneiroĭEDICATION Originally the dedication said: "In a few years she's going to ask me, 'Daddy, just what is it that philosophers do anyway?' Well, that's a long story. Limited, Sydney Prentice-Hall Canada, Inc., Toronto Prentice-Hall Hispanoamericana, S.A., Mexico Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi Pearson Education Asia Pte. ISBN 0-13-230848-7 Prentice-Hall International (UK) Limited, London Prentice-Hall of Australia Pty. No part of this book may be reproduced, in any fonn or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher. Title BD21.R644 1996 101-dc20 95-12865ĬIP Acquisition editor: Ted Bolen Manufacturing buyer: Lynn Pearlman Cover art: Striped Spheres and Land by Mountains, Eric Medla!The Image Bank Editorial assistant: Meg McGuaneĪll rights reserved. The practice of philosophy : a handbook for beginners I Jay F. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rosenberg, Jay F. Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 Jay F Rosenberg UNNERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL The Practice of Philosophy A Handbook for Beginners CHAPTER ONE - The Philosophical Impulse and Where It LeadsĬHAPTER TWO - Philosophy in Action: A Case StudyĬHAPTER THREE - Engaging the Argument: FormĬHAPTER FOUR - Minding One's Modifiers: Form with FinesseĬHAPTER FIVE - Engaging the Argument: ContentĬHAPTER SIX - Philosophical Essays: Critical Examinationof a ViewĬHAPTER SEVEN - Five Ways to Criticize aPhilosopherĬHAPTER EIGHT - Definitions, Analogies, andThought ExperimentsĬHAPTER NINE - Philosophical Essays: Adjudication of a DisputeĬHAPTER TEN - Philosophical Essays: Solving a ProblemĬHAPTER ELEVEN= Diving for Questions: Beneath the Expository SurfaceĬHAPTER TWELVE - Philosophical Essays: Defense of an Original ThesisĬHAPTER THIRTEEN - Six Ways to Read a Philosopher ![]()
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