ABSTRACT

Fundamentals of Philosophy is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to philosophy. Based on the well-known series of the same name, this textbook brings together specially commissioned articles by leading philosophers of philosophy's key topics.
Each chapter provides an authoritative overview of topics commonly taught at undergraduate level, focusing on the major issues that typically arise when studying the subject. Discussions are up to date and written in an engaging manner so as to provide students with the core building blocks of their degree course. Fundamentals of Philosophy is an ideal starting point for those coming to philosophy for the first time and will be a useful complement to the primary texts studied at undergraduate level. Ideally suited to novice philosophy students, it will also be of interest to those in related subjects across the humanities and social sciences.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|25 pages

Epistemology

chapter 2|28 pages

Metaphysics

chapter 3|30 pages

Logic

chapter 4|28 pages

Ethics

chapter 5|33 pages

Ancient Philosophy

From Thales to Aristotle

chapter 6|49 pages

Medieval Philosophy

From Augustine to Nicholas of Cusa

chapter 7|30 pages

Modern Philosophy

The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

chapter 8|28 pages

Philosophy of Mind

chapter 9|35 pages

Philosophy of Language *

chapter 10|29 pages

Philosophy of Science

chapter 11|25 pages

Political Philosophy

chapter 12|26 pages

Aesthetics

chapter 13|31 pages

Philosophy of Religion

chapter 14|35 pages

Continental Philosophy