{"product_id":"introducing-philosophy-knowledge-and-reality-paperback","title":"Introducing Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack S. Crumley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Abstract questions are made concrete in this accessible survey of central philosophical issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces the central issues of metaphysics and epistemology, from skepticism, justification, and perception to universals, personal identity, and free will. Though topically organized, the book integrates positions and examples from the history of philosophy. Plato, Descartes, and Leibniz are discussed alongside Quine, Kripke, and Haslanger. Peripheral ideas and related historical asides are offered in boxes interspersed within the text, providing further depth without disrupting the author's lucid explanations of central themes and arguments. Original illustrations by Gillian Wilson are included throughout, giving interesting and clear visual representations of many of the book's examples and thought experiments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack S. Crumley II\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego and author of \u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to Epistemology, second edition\u003c\/em\u003e (Broadview Press, 2009) and \u003cem\u003eA Brief Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind\u003c\/em\u003e (Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield, 2006). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167400431751,"sku":"9781554811298","price":74.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/629d3dbddc9bd473eb5965c03b398b83.webp?v=1733327381","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/introducing-philosophy-knowledge-and-reality-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}