--For dummies

Includes index

"Learning made easy"--Cover

[Table of contents]. Part 1. What's philosophy, anyway?: Great thinkers, deep thoughts ; Philosophy as an activity ; The love of wisdom -- part 2. How do we know anything?: Belief, truth, and knowledge ; The challenge of skepticism ; The amazing reality of basic beliefs -- part 3. What is the good?: What's good? ; Happiness, excellence, and the good life ; Ethical rules and moral character -- part 4. Are we ever really free?: Fate, destiny, and you ; Standard views of freedom ; Doing : human agency in the world -- part 5. The incredible, invisible you: What is a person? ; The case for materialism ; The case of dualism -- part 6. What's the deal with death?: From dust to dust : fear and the void ; Philosophical consolations on death ; Is there life after death? -- part 7. Is there a God?: Two worldviews ; Theistic visions ; The problem of evil -- part 8. The meaning of life: What is the meaning of life? ; Pascal's wager : betting your life ; Success and happiness in life -- part 9. The part of tens: Ten great philosophers ; Ten great questions

Offers an introduction to the important ideas of philosophy, relating the thinking of philosophers to the modern world and discussing the major problems addressed by this discipline

"Dig into life's ultimate questions ; take amazing insights from great philosophers ; build your own personal worldview" -- Cover