An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy

182 Pages·1996·17.08 MB·English

by  Roger Scruton

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ALLEN LANE THE PENGUIN PRESS
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First American edition
Published in 1998 by Allen Lane The Penguin Press,
a member of Penguin Putnam Inc.
3579 10 8642
Copyright © Roger Scruton, 1996
All rights reserved
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Scruton, Roger.
An intelligent person's to philosophy / Roger Scruton.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7139-9226-3
1. Philosophy—Introductions. I. Title.
BD21.S375 1998
100—dc21 97—39594
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Printed in the United States of America
Set in Century Schoolbook
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Contents
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Preface 7
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1. Why? 11
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2. Truth 27
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3. The Demon 37
11 4. Subject and Object 43
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6. Time 73
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7. God 85
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9. Morality HI
10. Sex 127
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12. History 153
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