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    Philosophy, reasoned belief, and faith: an introduction
    University of Notre Dame Press ;. 2022.
    This clear, readable introduction to philosophy presents a traditional theistic view of the existence of God.There are many fine introductions to philosophy, but few are written for students of faith by a teacher who is sensitive to the intellectual challenges they face studying in an environment that is often hostile to religious belief. Many introductory texts present short, easy-to-refute synopses of the traditional arguments for God's existence, the soul, free will, and objective moral value…Read more
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    Brief yet also comprehensive, Think with Socrates: An Introduction to Critical Thinking uses the methods, ideas, and life of Socrates as a model for critical thinking. It offers a more philosophical, historical, and accessible introduction than longer textbooks while still addressing all of the key topics in logic and argumentation. Applying critical thinking to the Internet, mass media, advertising, personal experience, expert authority, the evaluation of sources, writing argumentative essays, …Read more
  • Rawls Versus Utilitarianism: The Contractarian Argument
    Dissertation, University of Washington. 1986.
    John Rawls wrote A Theory of Justice partly to provide an alternative to utilitarianism. The dissertation is primarily concerned to evaluate a representative utilitarian criticism of the conception of justice Rawls advances. Chapter One constitutes an introduction to Rawls' theory and also serves to state the focus of the study. After presenting the main outlines of the Rawlsian conception of justice, the reasoning offered in its support is divided into three distinct arguments: the reflective e…Read more