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The questions below have been divided on a part-by-part, chapter-by-chapter basis, and act as a method of consolidating your knowledge, stimulating discussion and are excellent revision exercises.
- Part I: Our Knowledge of the External World
- Part II: Understanding the Individual
- Part III: Understanding our Relations with Others
Part I: Our Knowledge of the External World
- Chapter 5: Knowledge
- Chapter 6: Truth
- Chapter 7: Scepticism
- Chapter 8: Perception: Rationalism and Empiricism
- Chapter 9: Perception: Idealism and Phenomenalism
- Chapter 10: Explanations: Purposive and Casual Explanations
- Chapter 11: Explanations: Confirming and Falsifying Theories
- Chapter 12: Religion
- Chapter 13: Reason and Faith
Part II: Understanding the Individual
- Chapter 14: The Mind and Mental Events
- Chapter 15: The Problem of Dualism
- Chapter 16: The Essence of Self
- Chapter 17: Creating the Self
- Chapter 18: Determinism and Freedom
- Chapter 19: Freedom in Context
- Chapter 20: Responsibility and Punishment
Part III: Understanding our Relations with Others
- Chapter 21: Metaethics
- Chapter 22: Normative Ethics: Deontology
- Chapter 23: Normative Ethics: Consequentialism and Virtue Ethics
- Chapter 24: Politics: Legitimacy and the State
- Chapter 25: Politics: The Extent of Power
- Chapter 26: Politics: Forms of Government
- Chapter 27: Politics: Political Theories