From Socrates to the Supreme Court - 9781032744261

Taylor & Francis Ltd

From Socrates to the Supreme CourtAn Introduction to Philosophy through the Law\nAuthor(s): Kenneth Glazer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032744261, 978-1032744261\nSynopsis\nPhilosophy and law are separate disciplines, but they deal with many of the same issuesfrom the meaning of equality and liberty, the nature of knowledge, reasoning, and mental states, to the indeterminacy of language, causation, free will, luck, and personal identity. This textbook introduces philosophy to undergraduates in a new and refreshing wayby using cases, concepts, and doctrines from the law to illustrate philosophical issues. From Socrates to the Supreme Court: An Introduction to Philosophy through the Law introduces the major areas in the disciplinemoral and political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and languageand philosophys great thinkers, from Plato, Aristotle, Hume, and Kant to Russell, Wittgenstei.