Modern Western Philosophy

The Problem of Knowledge23Sources of Knowledge25Theories of Truth27Skepticism28The Nature of Reality28The Problem of Change29The Mind-Body Problem25Free Will26The Nature of Morality26Theories of Ethics24Moral Dilemmas23Applied Ethics27The Nature of the State25Theories of Justice25Political Ideologies28Contemporary Political Issues27

Ancient Greek Philosophy

The Milesians30Heraclitus10Parmenides30Zeno of Elea30Socratic Method22Plato s Theory of Forms25Plato s Allegory of the Cave22Aristotle s Metaphysics27Aristotle s Ethics29Aristotle s Politics28Epicureanism29Stoicism26Skepticism25

Ethics and Moral Philosophy

The Nature of Moral Properties25Moral Language23Consequentialism26Deontology25Virtue Ethics26Bioethics27Environmental Ethics25Social and Political Ethics22

Political Philosophy

Plato s Republic23Aristotle s Politics23Stoicism27Hobbes Leviathan24Locke s Two Treatises of Government31Rousseau s Social Contract23Utilitarianism31Kantianism29Feminist Political Philosophy29

Eastern Philosophy

The Nature of Reality29Causation26Substance and Essence23Universals and Particulars23The Nature of Knowledge30Scepticism24Rationalism and Empiricism30Perception15The Nature of Morality31Virtue Ethics25Deontology22Utilitarianism22The Nature of the State28Justice27Rights28Democracy24

Philosophy of Science

What is science?27The scientific method26The role of theory in science29The impact of science on society23The ethical implications of science27The public understanding of science29The nature of scientific knowledge28The problem of induction22The role of metaphysics in science22

Philosophy of Religion

The Cosmological Argument30The Teleological Argument26The Ontological Argument22The Problem of Evil27The Problem of Suffering28The Problem of Hiddenness29God s Attributes28God s Essence2The Trinity28What is Faith?22The Problem of Religious Pluralism24The Problem of Religious Violence24

Metaphysics and Ontology

What is Metaphysics?30The Problem of Universals22The Mind-Body Problem24Free Will and Determinism30What is Ontology?30Categories of Being23The Problem of Evil23The Meaning of Life27

Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art

What is Art?23Art and Representation21Art and Expression25Art and Communication29Aesthetic Value23Cognitive Value26Emotional Value28Social Value31Plato s Theory of Art27Aristotle s Theory of Art24Kant s Theory of Art30Hegel s Theory of Art22The Death of Art22Postmodernism and Art22Art and Technology23Art and Globalization29

Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind

The nature of knowledge29The relationship between knowledge and belief23Scepticism22The nature of the mind25The relationship between the mind and the body26Consciousness28