Andy Messchaert, Philosophy Professor
Eat. Sleep. Philosophy.

 

 

 

For all philosophy courses, I recommend that you have a copy of Writing Philosophy Papers, 5th edition, by Zachary Seech, ISBN-13: 9780495506843.

These are the books I am using for the Fall 2010 semester.
 

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  PHIL 106: Introduction to Philosophy
The required textbook for this course is
Landscape of Wisdom: A Guided Tour of Western Philosophy, by Christopher Biffle, Mayfield, ISBN: 1-55934-724-4.
 
  PHIL 107: Introduction to Logic
The required textbook for this course is
The Power of Logic, 4th edition, by Frances Howard-Snyder, Daniel Howard-Snyder, and Ryan Wasserman, McGraw Hill, ISBN: 9780073407371.
 
  PHIL 108: Introduction to Philosophy of Religion
The required textbook for this course is
Philosophy of Religion, 2nd edition, by William Wainwright, ISBN: 0534527531
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  PHIL 109: Existence and Reality
The required textbook for this course is
Philosophy and Contemporary Issues, 9th edition, ed. by John R. Burr and Milton Goldinger, Prentice-Hall, ISBN: 0-13-111256-2.
 
  PHIL 112: Ethics of Living and Dying
The required textbooks for this course are
Ethical Issues in Death and Dying, 2nd edition, ed. by Tom L. Beauchamp and Robert M. Veatch, Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN-13: 9780132827324 and Applying Moral Theories, 5th edition, by C. E. Harris, Thomson Wadsworth, ISBN: 0495007056.
   
 
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