Core Questions in Philosophy: A Text with Readings (6th Edition)

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Applying philosophy to everyday life.

Core Questions in Philosophy emphasizes the idea that philosophy is a subject devoted to evaluating arguments and constructing theories.

Presented in an engaging lecture-style format, this text/reader focuses on the basic issues and ideas in philosophy with lectures/discussions, supported by readings from historically important sources. Discussions emphasize the logic of philosophical arguments and how they relate to the content of modern physical and social sciences.

Teaching & Learning Experience

The teaching and learning experience with this program helps to:

• Improve Critical Thinking – Review questions at the end of each chapter allow students to review what they’ve just learned and think critically about related problems.
• Engage Students – Following a lecture format, the text portion is written in an engaging conversational tone.
• Explore Theory – Emphasis on evaluating arguments and constructing theories.
• Support Instructors – An instructor’s manual, test bank, MyTest Test Bank, and PowerPoint presentation provide more teaching resources.