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By combining excerpts from key historical writings with commentary by experts, Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anth. Table of contents : Preface. Advice to Readers and Format of the Volume. Part I: Knowledge and Certainty:. Innate Knowledge: Plato, Meno. Knowledge versus Opinion: Plato, Republic. Against Scepticism: G.

Moore, A Defence of Common Sense. Does Empirical Knowledge Have a Foundation? Part II: Being and Reality:. The Allegory of the Cave: Plato, Republic. Individual Substance: Aristotle, Categories. The End of Metaphysics? The Problem of Ontology: W. Quine, On What There Is. Why is There Anything? The Meaning of Words: Plato, Cratylus. Language and its Acquisition: Augustine, Confessions. Non-descriptive Uses of Language: J.

Austin, Performative Utterances. Part IV: Mind and Body:. The Immortal Soul Plato, Phaedo. Body and Mind as Manifestations of Will:. The Problem of Other Minds. The Hallmarks of Mental Phenomena. Franz Brentano, Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint. The Myth of the 'Ghost in the Machine'. Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind. Mental States as Functional States. Hilary Putnam, Psychological Predicates. Part V: The Self and Freedom:. Freedom, Responsibility and the Ability to do Otherwise.

Harry G. Frankfurt, Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility. Part VI: God and Religion:. The Wager: Blaise Pascal, Pensees. God's Commands as the Foundation for Morality:.