{"product_id":"debates-in-modern-philosophy-essential-readings-and-contemporary-responses-9780415887977","title":"Debates in Modern Philosophy: Essential Readings and Contemporary Responses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDebates in Modern Philosophy: Essential Readings and Contemporary Responses \u003c\/em\u003eprovides an in-depth, engaging introduction to important issues in modern philosophy. It presents 13 key interpretive debates to students, and ranges in coverage from Descartes' \u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e to Kant's \u003cem\u003eCritique of Pure Reason\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebates include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDid Descartes have a developed and consistent view about how the mind interacts with the body?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWas Leibniz an idealist, or did he believe in corporeal substances?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is Locke's theory of personal identity?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCould there be a Berkeleian metaphysics without God?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDid Hume believe in causal powers?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is Kant's transcendental idealism?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the thirteen debates consists of a well known article or book chapter from a living philosopher, followed by a new response from a different scholar, specially commissioned for this volume. Every debate is prefaced by an introduction written for those coming upon the debates for the first time and followed by an annotated list for further reading. The volume starts with an introduction that explains the importance and relevance of the modern period and its key debates to philosophy and ends with a glossary that covers terms from both the modern period and the study of the history of philosophy in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDebates in Modern Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e will help students evaluate different interpretations of key texts from modern philosophy, and provide a model for constructing their own positions in these debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stewart Duncan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Key Debates in the History of Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415887977","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45175695573129,"sku":"9780415887977","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_ea4fc8ef-d7a3-439e-bfe6-63b1b943be1b.jpg?v=1768892232","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/debates-in-modern-philosophy-essential-readings-and-contemporary-responses-9780415887977","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}