AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

Designed for students in Christian colleges and seminaries An Introduction to Philosophy surveys the four main areas of philosophy - logic metaphysics epistemology and ethics - in an accessible and engaging manner. Yet it also covers important topics sometimes left unaddressed in introductions including:why philosophy matters in our daycritical thinking and intellectual virtuea brief history of philosophyphilosophical hermeneuticsthe relationship between philosophy faith and worldviewreligious epistemologybioethics sexual ethics other types of ethicsa Christian philosophy of lifeGrounded in the Christian intellectual tradition each chapter in An Introduction to Philosophy includes student-friendly features such as chapter summaries explanatory sidebars reflection questions vocabulary words and definitions and suggestions for further reading. Professors and students will find it to be a broad and useful overview perfect for undergraduate and seminary students alike.