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Philosophy
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Critical Thinking: Analysis and Evaluation of Argument by Hannah Love; Martha Bailey; Martin Wittenberg; Shirlee GeigerPublication Date: 06/23/2017
"It is our hope that the successful student who completes a class using all or some of this text will have improved skills with application inside the discipline of philosophy, but also with application to work in other disciplines within academia. Our ultimate goal, however, is to help people develop techniques which support curiosity, open-mindedness, and an ability to collaborate successfully with others, across differences of experiences and background. Our dream is to help people “put their heads together.”" - works with PHI 111
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Ethics for A-Level by Mark Dimmock; Andrew FisherISBN: 9781783743902
Publication Date: 2017
"What does pleasure have to do with morality? What role, if any, should intuition have in the formation of moral theory? If something is ‘simulated', can it be immoral?
This accessible and wide-ranging textbook explores these questions and many more. Key ideas in the fields of normative ethics, metaethics and applied ethics are explained rigorously and systematically, with a vivid writing style that enlivens the topics with energy and wit. Individual theories are discussed in detail in the first part of the book, before these positions are applied to a wide range of contemporary situations including business ethics, sexual ethics, and the acceptability of eating animals. A wealth of real-life examples, set out with depth and care, illuminate the complexities of different ethical approaches while conveying their modern-day relevance." - works with PHI 111
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Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking by Matthew J. Van CleavePublication Date: 01/04/2016
"This is an introductory textbook in logic and critical thinking. The goal of the textbook is to provide the reader with a set of tools and skills that will enable them to identify and evaluate arguments. The book is intended for an introductory course that covers both formal and informal logic. As such, it is not a formal logic textbook, but is closer to what one would find marketed as a critical thinking textbook. Downloadable as a pdf file." - works with PHI 111
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Making Sense of Messages: A Critical Apprenticeship in Rhetorical Criticism by Mark StonerPublication Date: September 10, 2015; Updated August 16, 2019
"This textbook provides novice critics with explanations of the kinds of critical thinking necessary to analyze messages thoroughly and as objectively as possible. What sets this text apart from other criticism texts is its apprenticeship approach. The text provides explanations of the critical tasks, and relevant, mainstream theory and models applying those theories written specificially for the text. Models also include a gloss explaining how expert critics thought about and approached critical tasks. " - works with PHI 111
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Modern Philosophy by Walter OttPublication Date: 2013
"This is a textbook in modern philosophy. It combines readings from primary sources with two pedagogical tools. Paragraphs in italics introduce figures and texts. Numbered study questions (also in italics) ask students to reconstruct an argument or position from the text, or draw connections among the readings. And I have added an introductory chapter (Chapter 0 – Minilogic and Glossary), designed to present the basic tools of philosophy and sketch some principles and positions. The immediate goal is to encourage students to grapple with the ideas rather than passing their eyes over the texts. This makes for a better classroom experience and permits higher-level discussions...." - works with PHI 151 & PHI 153
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The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy by Dr. Jeff McLaughlinPublication Date: December 14, 2017
"It is important for students not only to get an appreciation and understanding of philosophy but also to be exposed to the very words and ideas of those who have shaped our thinking over the centuries. Accordingly, the title of this collection hints at the facts that these readings are from the original sources and that these philosophers were the originators of many of the issues we still discuss today.
Major areas of philosophy covered here are: Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Socio-Political Philosophy, and finally, Aesthetics." - works with PHI 151
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Modern Philosophy by Walter OttPublication Date: 2013
"This is a textbook in modern philosophy. It combines readings from primary sources with two pedagogical tools. Paragraphs in italics introduce figures and texts. Numbered study questions (also in italics) ask students to reconstruct an argument or position from the text, or draw connections among the readings. And I have added an introductory chapter (Chapter 0 – Minilogic and Glossary), designed to present the basic tools of philosophy and sketch some principles and positions. The immediate goal is to encourage students to grapple with the ideas rather than passing their eyes over the texts. This makes for a better classroom experience and permits higher-level discussions...." - works with PHI 151 & PHI 153
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