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Life's Ultimate Questions is unique among introductory philosophy textbooks. By synthesizing three distinct approaches—topical, historical, and worldview/conceptual systems—it affords students a breadth and depth of perspective previously unavailable in standard introductory texts.

Part One, Six Conceptual Systems, explores the philosophies of: naturalism, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, and Aquinas.

Part Two, Important Problems in Philosophy, sheds light on: The Law of Noncontradiction, Possible Words, Epistemology I: Whatever Happened to Truth?, Epistemology II: A Tale of Two Systems, Epistemology III: Reformed Epistemology, God I: The Existence of God, God II: The Nature of God, Metaphysics: Some Questions About Indeterminism, Ethics I: The Downward Path, Ethics II: The Upward Path, Human Nature: The Mind-Body Problem and Survival After Death.

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Life’s Ultimate Questions is unique among introductory philosophy textbooks. By synthesizing three distinct approaches—topical, historical, and worldview/conceptual systems—it affords students a breadth and depth of perspective previously unavailable in standard introductory texts. Part One, Six Conceptual Systems, explores the philosophies of: Naturalism Plato Aristotle Plotinus Augustine Aquinas Part Two, Important Problems in Philosophy, sheds light on: The Law of Noncontradiction Possible Worlds Epistemology I: Whatever Happened to

Truth? Epistemology II: A Tale of Two Systems Epistemology III: Reformed

Epistemology God I: The Existence of God God II: The Nature of God Metaphysics: Some Questions About

Indeterminism Ethics I: The Downward Path Ethics II: The Upward Path Human Nature: The Mind-Body Problem

and Survival After Death Life’s Ultimate Questions is unique among introductory philosophy textbooks. By synthesizing three distinct approaches—topical, historical, and worldview/conceptual systems—it affords students a breadth and depth of perspective previously unavailable in standard introductory texts. Part One, Six Conceptual Systems, explores the philosophies of: Naturalism Plato Aristotle Plotinus Augustine Aquinas Part Two, Important Problems in Philosophy, sheds light on: The Law of Noncontradiction Possible Worlds Epistemology I: Whatever Happened to

Truth? Epistemology II: A Tale of Two Systems Epistemology III: Reformed

Epistemology God I: The Existence of God God II: The Nature of God Metaphysics: Some Questions About

Indeterminism Ethics I: The Downward Path Ethics II: The Upward Path Human Nature: The Mind-Body Problem

and Survival After Death Life’s Ultimate Questions is unique among introductory philosophy textbooks. By synthesizing three distinct approaches—topical, historical, and worldview/conceptual systems—it affords students a breadth and depth of perspective previously unavailable in standard introductory texts. Part One, Six Conceptual Systems, explores the philosophies of: Naturalism Plato Aristotle Plotinus Augustine Aquinas Part Two, Important Problems in Philosophy, sheds light on: The Law of Noncontradiction Possible Worlds Epistemology I: Whatever Happened to

Truth? Epistemology II: A Tale of Two Systems Epistemology III: Reformed

Epistemology God I: The Existence of God God II: The Nature of God Metaphysics: Some Questions About

Indeterminism Ethics I: The Downward Path Ethics II: The Upward Path Human Nature: The Mind-Body Problem

and Survival After Deat -- Publisher

From the Publisher

Life's Ultimate Questions is a basic textbook on introduction to philosophy that helps the reader understand the notion of a worldview and the role that worldviews play for everyone. It also helps readers achieve self-understanding about their own worldview. The book focuses on six specific views: naturalism, and the views of Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, and Aquinas. Life's Ultimate Questions also deals with such topics as ethics, metaphysics, and possible worlds.