Abstract

Three of the readings sections in this anthology treat specifically ethical problems: a) Determinism, Freedom, and Responsibility, b) Responsibility, Blame, and Punishment, and c) Self-love and the Claims of Morality. Related material is treated in the section on Reason and Religious Faith. A particularly well-balanced section on modern versions of the mind-body problem is contained in a section entitled Mind and Its Place in Nature. Finally, in the section on Human Knowledge: Its Grounds and Limits, the focus is on the lines that are drawn between rationalism and empiricism. The selections generally achieve their objective of being intensive rather than representative. It is difficult to say what type of college course this anthology could best serve as a text for, but its incorporation of a good deal of quite recent material make it valuable as an ancillary text in the areas mentioned.—E. A. R.