Revel Access Code for Philosopher's Way, The: Thinking Critically About Profound Ideas / Edition 5

Revel Access Code for Philosopher's Way, The: Thinking Critically About Profound Ideas / Edition 5

by John Chaffee
ISBN-10:
0133882101
ISBN-13:
9780133882100
Pub. Date:
06/05/2015
Publisher:
Pearson Education
ISBN-10:
0133882101
ISBN-13:
9780133882100
Pub. Date:
06/05/2015
Publisher:
Pearson Education
Revel Access Code for Philosopher's Way, The: Thinking Critically About Profound Ideas / Edition 5

Revel Access Code for Philosopher's Way, The: Thinking Critically About Profound Ideas / Edition 5

by John Chaffee

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Overview

REVEL for The Philosopher’s Way inspires students to think like philosophers, helping them to become more accomplished critical thinkers and to develop the analytical tools needed to think philosophically about important issues. The text is comprised of readings from major philosophical texts, which are accompanied by commentary from author John Chaffee to guide students in their understanding of the topics. Organized by questions central to the main branches of philosophy, REVEL for The Philosopher’s Way examines the ideas of philosophers past and present.

REVEL is Pearson’s newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, REVEL offers an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn. Enlivening course content with media interactives and assessments, REVEL empowers educators to increase engagement with the course, and to better connect with students.

NOTE: REVEL is a fully digital delivery of Pearson content. This ISBN is for the standalone REVEL access card. In addition to this access card, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use REVEL.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780133882100
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 06/05/2015
Edition description: Student
Pages: 2
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

John Chaffee, Ph.D., is a Professor of Philosophy at The City University of New York where he has developed a program in Philosophy and Critical Thinking, which involves 25 faculty and 3,000 students annually. He is a nationally recognized figure in the area of critical thinking, having authored several leading books, many professional articles and conducted numerous conference presentations and workshops throughout the country. In developing programs to teach people to think more effectively in all academic subjects and areas of life, he has received grants from The National Endowment for the Humanities, The Ford Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. He was selected as New York Educator of the Year (1992) and received the Distinguished Faculty Award for Diversity in Teaching in Higher Education (1998).

Table of Contents

1. What Is Philosophy? Thinking Philosophically About Life
2. What Is the Philosopher’s Way? Socrates and the Examined Life
3. Who Are You? Consciousness, Identity, and the Self
4. Are You Free? Freedom and Determinism
5. How Can We Know the Nature of Reality? Philosophical Foundations
6. What Is Real? What is True? Further Explorations
7. Is There a Spiritual Reality? Exploring the Philosophy of Religion
8. Are There Moral Truths? Thinking About Ethics
9. What Are Right Actions? Constructing an Ethical Theory
10. What is Social Justice? Creating a Just State
Supplemental Chapter: Aesthetics
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