Key Concepts in Philosophy (Polity) Series

18 primary works • 18 total works

'Key Concepts in Philosophy' is a major new series of concise and accessible books that introduce students to some of the core concepts in philosophy. Each author gets to the heart of the debate about these concepts – to chart their evolution, the battles over meaning and usage, and to discuss any current controversies.
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Empathy

by Derek Matravers

3.67 · 3 Ratings · 8 editions

How can we understand another person's feelings, t…

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Moral Responsibility: An Introduction

Moral Responsibility: An Introduction

by Matthew Talbert

4.18 · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition

Most people would agree that a small child, or a c…

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Objectivity

2.50 · 2 Ratings · 8 editions

What do you find more trustworthy, experts or numb…

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Probability

by Darrel Rowbottom

0.00 · 1 edition

When a doctor tells you there�s a one percent chan…

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Persons and Personal Identity

Persons and Personal Identity

3.82 · 44 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2015 · 7 editions

As persons, we are importantly different from all …

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Well-Being

4.00 · 17 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2015 · 9 editions

The concept of well-being plays a central role in …

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Emotion

by Carolyn Price

3.74 · 19 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2005 · 10 editions

Emotion is at the centre of our personal and socia…

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Virtue

by Heather Battaly

4.00 · 16 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2014 · 8 editions

What is a virtue, and how are virtues different fr…

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Truth

3.50 · 12 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2014 · 14 editions

What is truth? Is there anything that all truths h…

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Irrationality

by Lisa Bortolotti

4.00 · 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2014 · 8 editions

We talk about irrationality when behaviour defies …

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مشكلة الشر

مشكلة الشر

by Daniel Speak

3.24 · 90 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions

تنبع أقوى الاعتراضات الفلسفية على الإيمان بالله من…

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Consciousness

by Josh Weisberg

3.25 · 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2014 · 8 editions

Each of us, right now, is having a unique consciou…

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Causation

by Douglas Kutach

3.00 · 1 Ratings · published 2014 · 1 edition

In most academic and non-academic circles througho…

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Disagreement

by Bryan Frances

3.52 · 21 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions

Regardless of who you are or how you live your lif…

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Properties

by Douglas Edwards

4.00 · 7 Ratings · published 2014 · 7 editions

The world is populated with many different objects…

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Paradoxes

4.00 · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions

Paradoxes are arguments that lead from apparently …

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Knowledge

3.80 · 5 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2012 · 6 editions

Introductions to the theory of knowledge are plent…

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Free Will

by Joseph Campbell

3.31 · 16 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2010 · 4 editions

What is free will? Why is it important? Can the sa…

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