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1. Understanding African Philosophy

   A Cross-cultural Approach to Classical and Contemporary Issues

   By Richard H. Bell

   Series: Philosophy and the Human Situation

   Published April 2nd 2002 by Routledge
2. Environmental Ethics

   An Introduction with Readings

   By John Benson

   Series: Philosophy and the Human Situation

   Presupposing no prior knowledge of philosophy, John Benson introduces the fundamentals of environmental ethics by asking whether a concern with human well-being is an adequate basis for environmental ethics. He encourages the reader to explore this question, considering techniques used to value the...

   Published December 6th 2000 by Routledge
3. Philosophy of Religion

   An Introduction with Readings

   By Stuart Brown

   Series: Philosophy and the Human Situation

   With the entry-level student in mind, Stuart Brown guides the reader through three main topics: whether or not there is life after death; whether or not there is a powerful, beneficent intelligence controlling the universe; and the nature and appropriate defence of religious belief or faith. Each...

   Published September 27th 2000 by Routledge
4. Minds and Bodies

   An Introduction with Readings

   By Robert Wilkinson

   Series: Philosophy and the Human Situation

   Minds and Bodies is a clear introduction to the mind-body problem. It requires no prior philosophical knowledge and is ideally suited to newcomers to philosophy and philosophy of mind. Robert Wilkinson carefully introduces the fundamental components of the philosophy of mind: Descartes's dualist...

   Published September 27th 2000 by Routledge
5. Ethics, Humans and Other Animals

   An Introduction with Readings

   By Rosalind Hursthouse

   Series: Philosophy and the Human Situation

   This introductory textbook is ideally suited to newcomers to philosophy and ethical problems.Rosalind Hursthouse carefully introduces the three standard approaches in current ethical theory: utilitarianism, rights, and virtue ethics. She links each chapter to readings from key exponents such as...

   Published September 27th 2000 by Routledge
6. Freedom

   An Introduction with Readings

   By Nigel Warburton

   Series: Philosophy and the Human Situation

   This introduction to the arguments about individual freedom is ideal for newcomers to philosophy or political thought. Each chapter considers a fundamental argument about the scope of individual freedom, including the concepts of negative and positive freedom, freedom of belief, the Harm Principle,...

   Published September 13th 2000 by Routledge