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nThe worlds best introduction to philosophy, Knowledge, Reality, and Value explains basic philosophical problems in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, such as: How can we know about the world outside our minds? Is there a God? Do we have free will? Are there objective values? What distinguishes morally right from morally wrong actions? The text succinctly explains the most important theories and arguments about these things, and it does so a lot less boringly than most books written by professors. nMy work is all a series of footnotes to Mike Huemer. -Plato nThis book is way better than my lecture notes. -Aristotle nWhen I have a little money, I buy Mike Huemers books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes. -Erasmus n nContents nPreface nPart I: Preliminaries n1. What Is Philosophy? n2. Logic n3. Critical Thinking, 1: Intellectual Virtue n4. Critical Thinking, 2: Fallacies n5. Absolute Truth nPart II: Epistemology n6. Skepticism About the External World n7. Global Skepticism vs. Foundationalism n8. Defining Knowledge nPart III: Metaphysics n9. Arguments for Theism n10. Arguments for Atheism n11. Free Will n12. Personal Identity nPart IV: Ethics n13. Metaethics n14. Ethical Theory, 1: Utilitarianism n15. Ethical Theory, 2: Deontology n16. Applied Ethics, 1: The Duty of Charity n17. Applied Ethics, 2: Animal Ethics n18. Concluding Thoughts nAppendix: A Guide to Writing nGlossary n nMichael Huemer is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, where he has taught since the dawn of time. He is the author of a nearly infinite number of articles in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and political philosophy, in addition to seven other amazing and brilliant books that you should immediately buy.n
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